Currently on Sabbatical - can you be furloughed?

EmmaLauren93

Thrugelmir said:

EmmaLauren93 said:

He has a rather niche design job which is a diffcult thing to find. He is confident he will be taken back after sabbatical, there are others who have been there less time and he is often put on leads for projects however it is good to know he may not have a job. If he got made redundant and others in the same job hasn't, how does that work? 

The broader question is whether the employer will survive. Challenging times lie ahead for many businessess. Being allowed a sabbatical for 6 months suggests that his presence wasn't critical to the company either. 

That is something to think about.

His consultancy is always subcontracted by a huge worldwide name company as the owner used to work there. He doesn't seem to worried about the consultancy surviving but I'll put it on his radar. 

LilElvis

EmmaLauren93 said:

Thrugelmir said:

EmmaLauren93 said:

He has a rather niche design job which is a diffcult thing to find. He is confident he will be taken back after sabbatical, there are others who have been there less time and he is often put on leads for projects however it is good to know he may not have a job. If he got made redundant and others in the same job hasn't, how does that work? 

The broader question is whether the employer will survive. Challenging times lie ahead for many businessess. Being allowed a sabbatical for 6 months suggests that his presence wasn't critical to the company either. 

That is something to think about.

His consultancy is always subcontracted by a huge worldwide name company as the owner used to work there. He doesn't seem to worried about the consultancy surviving but I'll put it on his radar. 

His employer wouldn't show anything but optimism to his staff but he would be foolish if he believes that his contacts within a company are a guarantee of future work. Given that you've said your partner works in design that doesn't suggest that the services they supply are critical - just the sort of costs that companies will look to cut when faced with an uncertain economy.

Thrugelmir

EmmaLauren93 said:

Thrugelmir said:

EmmaLauren93 said:

He has a rather niche design job which is a diffcult thing to find. He is confident he will be taken back after sabbatical, there are others who have been there less time and he is often put on leads for projects however it is good to know he may not have a job. If he got made redundant and others in the same job hasn't, how does that work? 

The broader question is whether the employer will survive. Challenging times lie ahead for many businessess. Being allowed a sabbatical for 6 months suggests that his presence wasn't critical to the company either. 

That is something to think about.

His consultancy is always subcontracted by a huge worldwide name company as the owner used to work there. He doesn't seem to worried about the consultancy surviving but I'll put it on his radar. 

No one is indispensable...........