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Pearson McKinsey have summarized in this article the key additional information that
employers understand the extended furlough scheme with eligibility and deadlines to help
employers navigate the extended scheme.
Extended Furlough Scheme Guidance 1
Eligibility
This Extended Furlough Scheme is available for all employers irrespective of their claim status
under the CJRS as regards to employees who have not been furloughed before. The employee
should be on the employer’s PAYE payroll on 30 October 2020 to be eligible for this scheme.
For employees who were on the employer’s payroll on 23 September 2020, a PAYE RTI for whom was
made between 20 March and 30 October 2020, can be employed again and furloughed if they stopped
working or made redundant after 23 September.
However, it should be noted that employers have no obligation to hire such employees again.
Besides, an employer can claim for employees who have transferred to them due to PAYE or
TUPE business succession rules, given that they transferred on or after September 2020 and were
hired again by a new or old employer on 30 October 2020.
For employees on contracts, if their fixed-term contract is not expired, it can be renewed or
extended.
Apprentices can be furloughed in the same fashion as other employees. However, they must be
paid according to the National Minimum Wage for the time they spent in training.
If an employee was working for more than one job, they might be fired from one job and receive
a furloughed payment. They can continue to work for another company and receive their regular
wages.
For employees on maternity leave who wish to leave early, they will need to notice eight weeks
prior, and the employer won’t be able to fire them until the end of eight weeks. If the employee
is on maternity allowance, they won’t be eligible for furlough pay at the same time.
According to the update regarding the clinically vulnerable employees, they should be advised to
work from home during the lockdown. People who cannot work from home are advised not to go
to work. Employees who are at the highest risk of severe illness or extremely vulnerable can be
furloughed.
Employers can decide if they want or don’t want to furlough them for employees who are on sick
leave or are self-isolating.
If the employee is unwell while furloughed, the employer can decide whether to keep them on
furlough or move them to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or at their furloughed rate.
Deadlines
The deadline for furloughed employees up to 31 October is 30 November. While the deadline for
employees furloughed under the extended scheme for periods starting on or after 1 Novembers is
14 December.
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