Question reference: S5W-32389
- Date lodged: 8 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is making available to beauty salons that are unable to offer facial treatments because of face covering requirements.
Answer
We know how challenging the current restrictions to enable safe working are for many businesses, including beauty salons. The Scottish Government has endeavoured to support as many businesses as possible through measures such as the Scottish Government’s Business Support Grants, industry-specific funding or through others measures such as the Job Retention Scheme and the Self Employed Income Support Scheme.
Current support is available through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for businesses unable to maintain their usual workforce if their activities have been affected by Coronavirus. Employers are able to bring furloughed employees back to work for any amount of time and any work pattern, while still being able to claim the grant for the hours not worked.
There is also support available through the Self Employed Support Scheme by the UK Government and we continue to provide rates relief for businesses whose premises are affected.
Details of all the available support packages can be found on the FindBusinessSupport website.