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Childcare Counsel - new furlough rules

Hannah Belton, director and head of employment law at Morgan LaRoche, on how the furlough scheme is changing

How has the Flexible Furlough Scheme changed for employees returning to work?

From 1 July, businesses will be allowed to bring furloughed employees back part-time in the next chapter of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

The onus will be on businesses to determine what hours and shift patterns staff will work. They will pay staff an apportionment of their wage in respect of the hours they work, and claim a top-up from the Government for the difference up to the relevant capped amount.

The cap is 80 per cent or £2,500 until the end of July. From 1 August, the scheme will change as follows:

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