Can anyone calculate base pay on furlough when redundant part way through the month?

katdmcdougal

No one so far as been able to answer but I'll try again -

I was made redundant whilst on furlough 20 August 2020. So I left employment part way through the month (1-20th August). I had been getting 80% of my base pay and by the looks of it, they've correctly calculated my PILON and holiday days fine (at 100%). But the base pay for the period 1-20 August looks low.

Does anyone know how this is worked out as I cannot find an online guidance or calculator that runs part month and NOT flexible furlough (I was not flexibly furloughed).

I have been given a pro-rated base salary for 1-20 August (happy with that, its the right level compared to a full month). then 80% furlough has been applied. Again, happy with that. But then there's a further adjust again of a similar level which I don't understand. so its been pro-rated twice? Is this correct? I requested a breakdown and finally got one and they have said they took the pro-rated august amount, and then split that between days 'worked' and days I 'could have worked' in a full month. But......now im lost as I could not physically work more days in August (furlough or not) as my employment was terminated on the 20th? So they've taken a pro-rated amount, and seemingly pro-rated it again to accommodate the split month.

help?

penners324

Days to be paid would salary divided by 260 multiplied by working days in the month. For a very easy calculation. 

katdmcdougal

thank you, which I believe had been done to get the pro-rated figure as base salary in the first place. It looked a correct amount for what I would usually be paid in a month, less days I obviously was not working. 
My issue is that this was then pro-rated again for the days in August (21 working days) and I then had that already pro-rated figure pro-rated again for how many days I worked in August against the total amount of 'possible' work days, and then was paid 80% of that figure. But as I was dismissed, surely I cant have it pro-rated twice? 

katdmcdougal

As an example of what my payslip looks like using round figures based on the cap system - 
Normal Salary capped at £2,500 per month. 
1-20 August = 14 days out of 21 = £1,666 for Pro-Rated August Base Salary 
Furlough Adjustment for 80% would equal £333 being taken off. 
Pay would equal £1,333
Instead I have on my payslip and breakdown -
Pro-Rated August Base Salary = £1,666
Furlough Adjustment 1,666 * 14/21 = £1,110
Furloughed 80% = -£222
Actual Pay equal £888.