If your employee returns from maternity, shared parental, adoption, paternity or parental bereavement leave and you are claiming in respect of a period that starts on or after 1 November, the normal scheme rules apply. If your employee has more than one employer, they can be furloughed for each job.

What is November furlough based on?

For employees who are only eligible for furlough under the extended scheme (for example, employees who started work after 19 March 2020), the calculation is based on the wages earned in the last pay period ending on or before 30 October 2020; or (if their pay varies) the calculation is based on the average wages …

Can I get furlough if I started a new job?

You can work somewhere else if your contract with your current employer lets you. Getting a new job won’t affect your furlough pay. If you get a new job, you should make sure: you can go back to work for the employer who furloughed you when they decide to bring you back.

What is reference date for furlough?

Before you work out the average number of hours using this calculation, you need to know what date to calculate up to. For employees whose reference date is 30 October 2020, the date to calculate up to is the day before the employee’s first day spent on furlough on or after 1 November 2020.

Who can be furloughed in November 2020?

Full-time, part-time, temporary, zero hours and fixed-term staff can all be included as long as they are PAYE, as can apprentices. Office holders, (including directors), salaried members of LLPs, agency workers and those who fall into the employment status category of “worker” can be included.

Can I give a pay rise while on furlough?

Furloughed workers will continue to receive 80 per cent of their income before the rise came into force, and will not see the increase apply to their pay until they return to work.