Furlough Pay calculation

carlisue

Good evening, I’m not sure if anyone will be able to help but here goes -
I started a new job on 06/01/2020 doing 24 hours a week.
I was furloughed  from 16/03/2020 - 15/06/2020. I have now got my payslip and my monthly furlough pay was calculated on 64 hours.
I think I’ve been under paid. can anyone advise?
Thanks in advance 

Jeremy535897

If you get the same pay for the same hours every week, the furlough claim will be 80% of that.

If your pay varies, it should be calculated as follows:

"If your employee started working for you on or after 6 April 2019, you should not include the days before their employment started in your calculation.

To work out 80% of your employee’s average earnings for an employee who started working for you on or after 6 April 2019:

1. Start with the amount they earned in the tax year up to the day before they were furloughed.

2. Divide it by the number of days they’ve been employed since the start of the tax year – including non-working days (up to the day before they were furloughed or 5 April 2020 – whichever is earlier).

3. Multiply by the number of furlough days in this pay period.

4. Multiply by 80%.

Every day after the employee commenced employment with you is counted in making this calculation. This includes non-working days.

Find an example of working out 80% of average wages for the last tax year if employment started after 6 April 2019. "

carlisue

Thanks for your reply, Sorry for the stupid question but would the figure in 1) include my earnings from my previous employer? 

Thanks

poppy12345

carlisue said:

Thanks for your reply, Sorry for the stupid question but would the figure in 1) include my earnings from my previous employer? 

Thanks

No...

Jeremy535897

carlisue said:

Thanks for your reply, Sorry for the stupid question but would the figure in 1) include my earnings from my previous employer? 

Thanks

See above: If your employee started working for you on or after 6 April 2019, you should not include the days before their employment started in your calculation.