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15 Feb Flexible Furlough

The new ‘flexible furlough’ scheme is a little convoluted.
Here are five ‘flexible furlough’ points to note for all employers.
For further and more detailed guidance, for employees, please contact the team.

1. The new flexible scheme will be closed to employees that were not previously furloughed for three consecutive weeks during 1st of March to the 30th of June 2020 and the maximum number of employees you can claim for during any period can’t be more than the maximum number you claim under previous claims.

2. Starting on the 1st of July, the minimum three-week furlough duration is removed and replaced with the flexible furlough which can be applied for any amount of time.

3. If a previously furloughed employee commences a new period of furlough prior to the 1st of July, that furlough period must still be for three consecutive weeks running into July.

4. Employees who have not previously been furloughed before the 10th of June date but who return from maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave or parental bereavement leave may still be furloughed as long as you/the employer have previously used the schemeThis image requires alt text, but the alt text is currently blank. Either add alt text or mark the image as decorative./furloughed employees.

5. The new guidance on the flexible furlough scheme requires a written agreement be used to enter into flexible furlough with employees.

We do fully appreciate you may contend this is in fact six points, but we’re just trying to be helpful!
Please do contact the team for guidance, the terms for flexible and part-time arrangements must be agreed and the numbers must also be assessed carefully as should selection and rotation too.

Email enquiries@bridgeehr.co.uk
Tel 01904 360295

Posted by Lee Stephens

Lee Stephens heads up the team with the help of his co-Directors, Lee has practiced as a specialist employment Solicitor for almost 20 years now, formerly as a Partner with a leading UK law firm Lee Stephens advises SME’s to PLCs and he has a wealth of experience in successfully helping businesses with all aspects of employment law from the day to day to complex reorganizations, TUPE, senior executive removals and disputes through to Tribunal too. KEY AREAS OF WORK Lee has significant experience on:- Post termination and confidentiality breaches and injunctive relief work TUPE transfers and consultations; Senior executive disputes and removals Re-organizations and restructures in various sectors from healthcare, manufacturing to independent schools Agency and self-employed contracts and related claims Employment Tribunal defence and claims Lee has spoken on invitation on various aspects of employment law for various groups across the UK. Using his knowledge and experience Lee solves problems for clients and provides excellent service too. Lee also undertakes his own advocacy and delivers management training workshops and he has particular experience working with clients within the Private School, Veterinary, Care, Recruitment and Production, Logistics & Manufacturing sectors.

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