30 July 2021
66.9% of cleaning industry employers at risk of repaying emergency aid NOW
37% of employers do not know that they have to apply for the final calculation of their NOW allowance themselves. So far, only 33.1% of employers in the cleaning sector have applied for the final calculation. This is according to UWV research. It is advisable to be alert to this, as the deadline for finalising the relief in the first NOW application period is approaching. If employers do not apply for the final calculation on time, it may lead to a recovery of the complete advance.
From the beginning of April to the end of May 2020, over 139,000 employers applied for an advance on their wage bill through the NOW scheme. Applying and receiving the advance payment was the first step of the process. Applicants must now also apply for the calculation themselves to determine the final amount of support.
Nationwide, some 60,000 employers have so far applied for a final calculation for the first support period. However, over 79,000 (57%) have not yet done so.
Employers risk having to repay aid received
The UWV survey shows that 852 of the 1,273 employers in the cleaning sector have yet to apply for their final calculation. For the emergency support employers received in the first support period, employers can still apply for a final calculation until 31 October 2021.
Janet Helder, board member at UWV: “There is still time. But employers who do not apply for the final calculation risk getting into trouble later. No final calculation means that the allowance is set at zero and so you have to repay your entire advance. We want to avoid that. So the fact that we are now at only 33.1 per cent is worrying.”
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