A THAMES Valley law firm has questioned whether the furlough scheme will be affected by the lockdown extension.
Following prime minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that lifting lockdown would be delayed until later this month, Andrea Corr from Blandy & Blandy has looked at whether changes could be made to the programme.
Following the lockdown extension last month, a whole host of bodies called for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which is in place until September, to be extended further into the year.
But Ms Corr said support will remain available for workers, even if the scheme is scrapped sooner.
“Specialist advice relating to the furlough scheme, for both employees and employers, is available from our Employment Law team,” she said.
“We can also advise on areas including workforce restructuring and redundancies, unfair dismissal claims and any other aspect of employment.”
According to chancellor Rishi Sunak, the furlough scheme has supported more than 11.5 million jobs since it was launched last spring.
Until yesterday, the Government was paying 80% of workers’ salaries for hours not worked, up to £2,500 a month.
Now, employers must cover 10% of wages for those hours not worked.
