Furlough wages unpaid due to employer being registered as a charity / wmc

JH137

My son has just shared that he hasn't been receiving his 80% furlough wage as his employer says they are a charity (it is in fact a sports & social club) and they are exempt. Can anyone help? Is this correct?

Undervalued

JH137 said:

My son has just shared that he hasn't been receiving his 80% furlough wage as his employer says they are a charity (it is in fact a sports & social club) and they are exempt. Can anyone help? Is this correct?

Have you checked if they are actually a charity on the Charity Commission website? It may possibly be setup as such if it has some charitable activities. If they are claiming to be a charity but are not legally registered as such they are breaking the law.

Did they initially offer to furlough him (and he accepted) but are now saying they can't?

Jeremy535897

Charities are not excluded from the furlough scheme:
"Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities."

Organisations that receive public funding are generally expected to use that funding rather than the furlough scheme.