The concept of furlough was first introduced by the Government via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the ‘CJRS’) in March 2020.The Extended CJRS was initially intended to remain open until 31 March 2021, with the Government saying it would review the terms of the scheme in January 2021. However, on 17 December 2020, the Government announced that the Extended CJRS would be continued for an additional month, until 30 April 2021.