Public sector employee no furlough

JamoLew

Public Sector worker- it would open the floodgates 

That's why schools and nurseries are open and available for Public Sector workers

It is very unlikely that they will be allowed to take time off for childcare, not be available for work and receive pay

Granted, there are a few details missing from the picture

unholyangel

The reason public sector organisations can't use furlough is because the taxpayer already funds their staff costs and, unlike private companies, don't have their revenue impacted by more or less customers to deal with. If they had extra duties due to covid, there would be emergency funding available. If they claimed cjrs, they'd be getting funded twice for the same thing.

CJRS is funding for employers, to help them meet costs that they would otherwise have to meet. Because if employers were having to meet those costs without cjrs, we would've seen redundancies on a massive scale. 

It was never intended as a benefit for individuals. Their aim was solely to protect the economy. 

sheramber

You CAN be furloughed for caring responsibilities - not will or should be.
It is still up to the employer.

JamoLew

sheramber said:

You CAN be furloughed for caring responsibilities - not will or should be.
It is still up to the employer.

Indeed but that would open up a massive flood gate - we would be 30%+ staff short if that was applied at our workplace with no chance/possibility of replacements

we still haven't been told whether this is because they are not eligible for a school/nursery place as a key worker OR if it's just a disinclination to send said child

OP can you not rearrange shifts etc with a partner or form a childcare bubble ?

Your realistic options are:

1) change your working hours
2) form a bubble for childcare
3) annual leave (share with partner)
4) unpaid leave (share with partner)

JGB1955

You could always consider unpaid parental leave - Unpaid parental leave: Entitlement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Barny1979

RedLimaA said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Who is making the request for reduced hours?  The employee or the employer.
Why is the request being made?

Employee, to help have more hours dedicated to child care and schooling.
All annual leave has been used to cover reduction in hours but it only covers three weeks. 

What did you do in March/April when schools were shut?

hb2

AIUI, if someone is eligible for furlough, the employer can agree to do this for childcare reasons. If the employee is not eligible for furlough because their job is publicly funded, as in the OP's case, then they cannot be furloughed for any reason.

Barny1979

So OP wants to work less, but get paid the same number of hours, if they're successful, please share.