New Furlough legislation

Robert2323

Any help appreciated; I gave my 4 week notice to my employer on 28th Feb and left on 28th March. They initially agreed to re-hire me and furlough me in line with the government advice but they have now retracted that offer after the new legislation was released today, as they have interpreted it to say that to re-hire someone they must have been on the PAYE payroll on 28th Feb but must have left the company prior to the 19th March. The wording is below, and to be fair I can see why they have come to this conclusion,  but is it correct or is that being misinterpreted? Surely the government are trying to help more people not make restrictions?

‘Employees that were employed as of 28 February 2020 and on payroll (i.e. notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 28 February) and were made redundant or stopped working for the employer after that and prior to 19 March 2020’

Jeremy535897

This is the current guidance to employers:

"If you made employees redundant or they stopped working for you after 28 February

If you made employees redundant, or they stopped working for you on or after 28 February 2020, you can re-employ them, put them on furlough and claim for their wages through the scheme. This applies to employees that were made redundant or stopped working for you after 28 February, even if you do not re-employ them until after 19 March. This applies as long as the employee was on your payroll as at 28 February and had been notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 28 February 2020. This means an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee to HMRC must have been made on or before 28 February 2020"

I don't know where your quote comes from. Guidance to employees:

"If you were made redundant or stopped working for your employer after 28 February 2020

Your employer can agree to re-employ you and place you on furlough. This applies if you were made redundant or stopped working for them after 28 February, even if they do not re-employ you until after 19 March. They’ll still be able to claim a grant to cover 80% of your regular wages, up to a monthly cap of £2,500. This applies as long as you were on their payroll as at 28 February and had been notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 28 February 2020. This means an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of you to HMRC must have been made on or before 28 February 2020."