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Can I request Furlough
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MG50
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Hi, my wife is 27 weeks pregnant and I’m scared of going into work and possibly catching virus and bringing it home with me. My work knows this but have not done anything to accommodate or help. I’m a machinist so can’t work from home, they have marked out tape areas around machines but we still have to share toilets, canteen, tooling, inspection equipment, computers. Union told them to close immediately and they refused. I wanted to know if I can request furlough in my situation so I don’t have to go in or is it only if the company closes to everyone?
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You can request, they don't have to grant this.
They could just put one person on furlough, they don't have to close completely.
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Thanks for that, have asked for it and they have said it’s not an option so wasn’t sure if it wasn’t allowed or they just didn’t want to.0
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Same here i asked to be furloughed even though due to be made redundantnext week. Got told by employers they are not applying for it as consider their roles needed and have things to do. I dont though, due to be redundant. What can i do?0
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davesmith101 said:Same here i asked to be furloughed even though due to be made redundantnext week. Got told by employers they are not applying for it as consider their roles needed and have things to do. I dont though, due to be redundant. What can i do?self certify?seems at odds to say your role is redundant but your needed.
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lisyloo said:davesmith101 said:Same here i asked to be furloughed even though due to be made redundantnext week. Got told by employers they are not applying for it as consider their roles needed and have things to do. I dont though, due to be redundant. What can i do?self certify?seems at odds to say your role is redundant but your needed.0
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I was made redundant on the 24th March, the company said they will not claim Furlough for me, can I still get this if so how do I get the 80%.0
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I have an Army pension coming in, about £1400 per month as I fought for Queen and country, as I said in my last post, I have been made redundant, what can I claim?
This is the first time in 35 years of being out of work0 -
Mickkemp said:I have an Army pension coming in, about £1400 per month as I fought for Queen and country, as I said in my last post, I have been made redundant, what can I claim?
This is the first time in 35 years of being out of workYou may be best looking at a part time job in a supermarket to supplement your pension.1 -
MG50 said:Union told them to close immediately and they refused.0
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