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‘Furloughing’ isn’t a new term, it has been around since as early as 1908 as a military term for soldiers who left their duty for a period of time. It has now been at the forefront of business news due to Covid-19. The term is currently used by the Government as part of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as businesses can currently place their staff on temporary leave whilst the government pays 80% of their salaries.
The new HMRC online portal became available for business to begin applying for the grant in mid-April.
It’s important to note that you can only claims can only be made once every 3 weeks and it is up to the employer to calculate how much of a grant is needed. Records must be kept as this could be audited at a future date.
Furloughed employees continue to accrue leave as per their employment contract. The employer and employee can agree to vary holiday entitlement as part of the furlough agreement, however almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of statutory paid annual leave each year which they cannot go below.
Employees can take holiday whilst on furlough. Working Time Regulations require holiday pay to be paid at the employee’s normal rate of pay or, where the rate of pay varies, calculated on the basis of the average pay received by the employee in the previous 52 working weeks. Therefore, if a furloughed employee takes holiday, the employer should pay their usual holiday pay in accordance with the Working Time Regulations.
This is our understanding of how the scheme operates but you should visit the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for further information.
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