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Help re Furloughing

Hi, I have been furloughed be my employer for last 3 weeks.  Cutting a long story short  I received an email a few days ago saying I will no longer be furloughed but I will still only be receiving 80% of my wage and should be available to work in the next 2 weeks.   Can they do this?  Thanks 

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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 30 April 2020 at 6:37PM
    You need to check your contract of employment. Also, I'd be a little wary of an employer suddenly getting you back into work but keeping wages at 80%, the cynic in me would believe they may be still trying to claim from the HMRC whilst you are working. My advice would be to save a copy of emails going forward.
  • liz_bartun
    liz_bartun Posts: 183 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    It could just be that they are planning to get you working again in the next couple of weeks.  Furlough is for *at least* 3 weeks but it doesn't have to be only chunks of 3 weeks.  If you re-start working but they only pay 80% of your wages, check this doesn't take you below minimum wage for your age (for the hours that you have worked).
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