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Looking after your job is our job: these are your rights

For many of us, the days of complaining about morning commutes and annoying colleagues are behind us. Newer concerns are far more pressing: will I be made redundant? Why am I still being forced to come into the office? Will I need to take unpaid leave to homeschool my kids?

For those without the safety net of any employer, the situation is even more precarious. While billions of pounds have been pledged for employees, many freelancers and contractors have been left behind by the Government's coronavirus planning.

Currently self-employed people whose income dries up during the pandemic will have to survive on benefits of less than 100 a week – around a quarter of their average income.

A rescue package to fill this gap is expected imminently, yet what form is will take and who will actually benefit remains unclear. While the Government sits on its hands, Telegraph Money has stepped in to help.

For those in traditional forms of employment we have:
• A guide on what to do you do if lose your job or get sick, from how to claim benefits to securing a mortgage holiday
• Advice for employees on furlough on how to claim 80pc of their pay from the Government
• An explainer on what your rights are if your employer is forcing you to go into work despite Government advice
• Guidance on how to fight for your rights if your employer is trying to wiggle out of paying your full salary during sick leave

For Britain's five million-strong army of freelancers and entrepreneurs, the situation is changing all the time. We'll be updating our guide to your entitlements with all of the latest news. Stay tuned.

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In our comments section, Stephen Marchant said of Britain's five million-strong self-employed army has been thrown a lifeline by the Government – but is it enough?: "It is a disgrace to expect the self-employed to survive on barely 400 per month via Universal Credit while sick and salaried employees are having 80pc of their wages covered. Universal Credit is not available for the vast majority of self-employed who have prudently saved for a rainy day. They will first have to burn through 16,000 of savings and liquidate assets before being eligible for these meager benefits."

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