The new Job Support from the government named Job Support Scheme is starting from 1st November 2020 as part of the government drive to help protect jobs where businesses are facing lower demand over the winter months due to coronavirus.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/j-support-scheme
This scheme has been designed to support viable jobs and employees must work at least one-third of their hours, paid as normal, in order to qualify for the scheme.
The government and employer will then each cover one-third of any remaining hours the employee is not working. Employees will therefore forego one-third of their pay for the hours that they have not been working. The maximum amount of the government contribution to the scheme will be capped at £697.92 per employee per month.
To be eligible, employees must meet the following conditions: