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Forced holiday during furlough

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  • I have 6 working days holiday booked due to start on 7the July but my company is forcing me to be put on furlough for min 3 weeks if I take the holiday? 
    Is this right??

    We was forced to use 40% of holiday before the end of May which ment from the end of april we was put on furlough for 3 weeks.
    We came back to work at the end of May.
    We must take a further 20% of holiday before the end of August. 
    I have had the week in July booked for 8 months now but am being told that if I take the holiday they will put me on furlough and risk being one of the people they may not ask to come back.
    I am not allowed to carry over holiday and I must use a certain amount before September but I'm blackmailed into furlough if I do so???

    Where do I stand??
  • sharpe106
    sharpe106 Posts: 3,558 Forumite
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    It is not what the scheme was for and there is nothing stopping them using it like that. You have to agree to go on furlough though. 
  • LittleVoice
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    JonBaker said:
    I have 6 working days holiday booked due to start on 7the July but my company is forcing me to be put on furlough for min 3 weeks if I take the holiday? 
    Is this right??

    We was forced to use 40% of holiday before the end of May which ment from the end of april we was put on furlough for 3 weeks.
    We came back to work at the end of May.
    We must take a further 20% of holiday before the end of August. 
    I have had the week in July booked for 8 months now but am being told that if I take the holiday they will put me on furlough and risk being one of the people they may not ask to come back.
    I am not allowed to carry over holiday and I must use a certain amount before September but I'm blackmailed into furlough if I do so???

    Where do I stand??

    Are you going abroad for your holiday or staying in the UK.  If they do put you on furlough they do know they have to pay you 100% for your holiday, don't they?
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