80% of my full salary or 80% my reducedSalary?

Bsabantam1

Back in March My employer asked us to take a 25% reduced salary with reduced hours Because of Covid19 . If I am furloughed would I get 80% of my previous full salary or 80% of my 75% salary ?

Jeremy535897

It depends when in March, and whether you are a fixed rate employee or a variable pay employee.

Grumpy_chap

I understand furlough would be 80% of full salary. The calculation is average salary over 12 months, or salary for same month last year. Take the one that is most advantageous.

Jeremy535897

Grumpy_chap said:

I understand furlough would be 80% of full salary. The calculation is average salary over 12 months, or salary for same month last year. Take the one that is most advantageous.

Not necessarily. If the pay reduction happened in early March, and OP was paid at the reduced rate for a pay period ending on or before 19 March 2020, the reference salary would be based on the reduced rate, if OP is a fixed rate employee. That's why I asked when in March.
If OP is a variable pay employee, you apply the higher of the average wage for 2019/20 up to the date of furlough, and the wage for the equivalent period in the previous year. That's why I asked whether OP was a fixed rate (broadly speaking an employee receiving the same pay every month, except for adjustments for pay increases or reductions), or variable pay employee.