Furloughed - Partner in retail - no childcare

Matt_73

My Partner works 8hrs in retail for Matalan, she has been furloughed since March when the shops closed. Matalan are starting to open a few stores now and it looks like retail will re-open at the start June.
Our Son is obviously off school and we can't have Grandparents etc look after him plus my Partner has been religiously been home schooling him.
I presume my Partner will still be entitled to be furloughed due to our situation?
When you look at the government furlough policy etc it does state that she will still be entitled to be furloughed as it says about caring for children. 

Is this contract? Am I missing anything? Any stumbling blocks out there? 

Thank you 

Matt_73

Is this correct. Not contract

Alter_ego

Sorry, but nobody is entitled to be furloughed, It is the employer's decision.

whizzywoo

She may be eligible for furlough but not entitled.  It is entirely up to the employer to decide whether to continue furlough or not. If they have work for your Partner to do they could decide she needs to go to work.

They may be prepared to let her have unpaid leave or use her holiday entitlement if they won't continue to furlough her.

Matt_73

Alter_ego said:

Sorry, but nobody is entitled to be furloughed, It is the employer's decision.

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

whizzywoo

Matt_73 said:

Alter_ego said:

Sorry, but nobody is entitled to be furloughed, It is the employer's decision.

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

Because that's the way the Government decided to write the rules.

poppy12345

Matt_73 said:

Alter_ego said:

Sorry, but nobody is entitled to be furloughed, It is the employer's decision.

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

These are the rules because when an employeee is furloughed then they accrue holiday pay, which costs the employer.

Alter_ego

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

You can ask of course, but the answer is simple- because that's what the government decided.

LilElvis

Matt_73 said:

Alter_ego said:

Sorry, but nobody is entitled to be furloughed, It is the employer's decision.

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

Pretty obvious really. Because the employer, not the government, knows what staffing levels they require.

The_Flump

Matt_73 said:

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

Your partner's employers are paying her 80%of her salary and then claiming that back from the government. They will also have additional employment costs (pension, perks, holiday accrual, etc) which they cannot claim for. However, it is the employers choice because those are the rules as defined by the government.

k12479

Matt_73 said:

Can I ask why its the employers decision when the government are paying the 80% not my Partners employer.

It would also impact lots of companies' ability to function properly if they can't control who they get back and when, as well as potentially cause a lot of resentment and anger between employees.