Can you be on furlough and not paid?

LUMPTAMER

Let me explain.I am zero hrs worker for the same company for many years.I was furloughed for april and may.When i recieved my payslip in may for april  i was furloughed.When i recieved my payslip for may in june i had no furlough payment but a "goodwill" gesture payment of 50%.I have been told because i work a month in hand and that the payslip was in june when i was not furloughed i am not entilted to furlough payment.Surely 2 months furlough is payable regardless of when you are paid.

jimkelly

What did the letter say informing you that you were to be furloughed?

Did you even receive a letter?

LUMPTAMER

I dont remember recieving a letter,but the fact that i was paid one month and not the other due to a timing technicality seems wrong.I am sure the goverment would not have introduced a system where you lose furlough for the previous month as soon as you go back to work.It seems unlikely that a company would try to blag their way out of paying whilst still claiming.Unfortuneately employees cannot request if their company has claimed from hmrc,you can only submit a fraud application.

prowla

It depends on what the company declared to the government.

poppy12345

LUMPTAMER said:

I dont remember recieving a letter,but the fact that i was paid one month and not the other due to a timing technicality seems wrong.I am sure the goverment would not have introduced a system where you lose furlough for the previous month as soon as you go back to work.It seems unlikely that a company would try to blag their way out of paying whilst still claiming.Unfortuneately employees cannot request if their company has claimed from hmrc,you can only submit a fraud application.

Have you checked your online tax account to see what it states that you were paid? If you haven't then i'd advise you to check it.