Furlough & Variable Pay

philng

I am aware on the last Furlough scheme the calculation for Furlough was based on average of 2019/20 earnings OR the corresponding month in the last year for Variable pay staff.
Is this the same for the new Furlough from November to March or are they using a different calculation period?

Jeremy535897

It depends whether they were furloughed under the original scheme or not. See 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extension-to-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme/extension-of-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

philng

So if I am placed on Flexi Furlough am I right in saying the following will apply:
Contracted hours are 16 pw BUT I get paid for extra hours so each month my pay varies & is significantly higher than the 16 hours pw.
I was furloughed last time & after the 80% my average gross 4 weekly pay was £1103.
If I am brought back say 1 day (8 hours) pw I would get paid 100% for this day (8 x £8.72= £69.76) but how would they work out the Furlough pay for the days not worked? 

Jeremy535897

Have a look at the examples here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/find-examples-to-help-you-work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages/examples-of-how-to-work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-national-insurance-contributions-and-pension-contributions