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  1. Jimmy viz

    Jimmy viz Well-Known Member

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    Anyone been furloughed yet? Suspect I won’t be too long wondering how the mechanics of it work.
     
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    You should be paid by your employer as normal. You can be paid 80%, depending on your contract of employment, or the employer can pay the rest, so you’re paid your full wage.

    They claim back from the government, so it shouldn’t really create any hassle for you.
     
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    I know that’s the theory. Just wondering if anyone had experienced the practicality of it.
     
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    Yes I have simple as said above 80% pay taxed as normal however not clear whether it's an average of pay inc overtime and bonus or just flat rate salary so I have taken the 3 month mortgage holiday on offer too.
     
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    I'm being furloughed as of tomorrow. All I've been told so far is that I'll get 80% of salary, and all the usual tax, NI , and pension contributions will remain. I'm not allowed to work. That's all I know. I the circumstances, I feel quite fortunate that this is possible, but it's going to be a tight few months as all my other half's work has stopped with no income at all.
     
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    My brother, his son and my sister have all been laid off. My invigilation work has dried up as there are no exams but I doubt if I will get anything for that.
     
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    Not me, but I have been given a ‘voluntary’ pay cut for six months.
     
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    Yes
    As I suspected at the beginning a lot of employers have used it as an excuse
     
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    Dont think it does include bonuses or overtime, just the regular wage.
     
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    I haven't but like you I suspect I won't be far off. Everyone in our office has had to complete and return a workload log for the next 3 months and I'm really struggling as a number of my sites have shut. I was reading up on the furlough process last night, see link below.

    https://www.ibblaw.co.uk/insights/blog/faqs-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-for-furloughed-workers
     
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    Includes overtime as I read it

    From gov.uk:

    If the employee has been employed (or engaged by an employment business) for a full twelve months prior to the claim, you can claim for the higher of either:

    • the same month’s earning from the previous year
    • average monthly earnings from the 2019-20 tax year
    If the employee has been employed for less than a year, you can claim for an average of their monthly earnings since they started work.
     
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    Am I the only one who had never heard of the word Furlough before this kicked off?
     
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    it’s not a term ever been used in employment law

    Its an American term and completely brand new in terms of how it works etc
     
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    No i hadnt either.Not my most favourite sounding word.
     
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    I'm sure I'd heard of it. Think it was the term used by the media when they talked about the us government shutdown that meant people didn't work or get paid.
     
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    Got a Microsoft teams meeting today at 4, I reckon the word “furlough” could well be mentioned.
     
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    Why didn't the just say 'temporary lay off' ?
     
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    You aren't paid during a lay off, you are during a furlough?
     
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