Pay 80% of salary but still employed full time

pavalan2307

Hello my employers have recently furloughed all of the staff at my work place and have kept 4 of us on but have told us we will only be paid 80% of the salary. Are they able to do this around 70 office staff and 30 factory staff have been furloughed but have kept 4 of us stating we are key workers

Thank You

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 If they are claiming your 80% wage from the government no they can't. You can't work for them at all while they claim this 

74jax

pavalan2307 said:

Hello my employers have recently furloughed all of the staff at my work place and have kept 4 of us on but have told us we will only be paid 80% of the salary. Are they able to do this around 70 office staff and 30 factory staff have been furloughed but have kept 4 of us stating we are key workers

Thank You

Are you furloughed? 

downshifted

My offspring’s firm have done this but with larger numbers of staff. Some are furloughed on the Govt’s 80%, some have been asked to work full time but to accept a 20% pay cut, in other words work full time for 80% while their colleagues sit at home for the same % pay. Wonderful motivation (not). They only gave 24 hours notice and consultation was a single email.
Reducing pay is a change of contract, if you choose not to accept they can enforce it following consultations by giving you your notice period then offering a contract on the new terms. 

My offspring’s company will be short of staff as soon as things pick up.

74jax

downshifted said:

My offspring’s firm have done this but with larger numbers of staff. Some are furloughed on the Govt’s 80%, some have been asked to work full time but to accept a 20% pay cut, in other words work full time for 80% while their colleagues sit at home for the same % pay. Wonderful motivation (not). They only gave 24 hours notice and consultation was a single email.
Reducing pay is a change of contract, if you choose not to accept they can enforce it following consultations by giving you your notice period then offering a contract on the new terms. 

My offspring’s company will be short of staff as soon as things pick up.

It seems though that the op is furloughed, with the 3 other people, and also management, but all 4 and management are still working. 
Just need the op to clarify. 

JReacher1

74jax said:

downshifted said:

My offspring’s firm have done this but with larger numbers of staff. Some are furloughed on the Govt’s 80%, some have been asked to work full time but to accept a 20% pay cut, in other words work full time for 80% while their colleagues sit at home for the same % pay. Wonderful motivation (not). They only gave 24 hours notice and consultation was a single email.
Reducing pay is a change of contract, if you choose not to accept they can enforce it following consultations by giving you your notice period then offering a contract on the new terms. 

My offspring’s company will be short of staff as soon as things pick up.

It seems though that the op is furloughed, with the 3 other people, and also management, but all 4 and management are still working. 
Just need the op to clarify. 

I read it the other way. The op has not been furloughed but is only being paid 80% of his wage. 

I don’t think any company would be stupid enough to take the furlough money and still make them work. It would come back to bite them!

we need the OP to clarify.