Furloughed mid-way through working week.

stephhoots

Hi there, some advice please myself and my colleagues we're forced to shut our site last week per new government rules. Naturally some staff had not been able to work the entire week and have lost out on some of their contracted hours. Are we entitled to any pay/furlough to cover the missed shifts if we are contracted for them? Is my employer obliged to cover what we missed in any way?

example: I'm contracted 25 hours over 3 days and worked 2 days last week as the site had to close. What happens with that remaining contracted day? as so far I've only been paid for the 2 days I worked.

Thank you.

Grumpy_chap

Are you employed PAYE or self-employed / Ltd Co / agency contractor?

stephhoots

Grumpy_chap said:

Are you employed PAYE or self-employed / Ltd Co / agency contractor?

PAYE I believe, sorry I should've been clear

Grumpy_chap

Employed PAYE.  Are you zero hours contract and the 25 hours/week is "normal" or are you actually contracted for 25 hours/week?  I assume the latter.
If nothing else is said, your contract of employment is not changed, so you should still be paid even if not working.  What is more likely is to be furloughed, so paid the reduced rate for the remainder time.
What, if anything, has been said by the employer?
What happened under the previous lockdown?
Is your work in hospitality?  Retail?