Furlough for partial hours

z1a

My wife was furloughed last year for a few months, which was fine. she, and a few of her colleagues are now furloughed for 2 days out of 5 per week.
She is getting paid at 80% of her weekly wage as previously, surely she should be on 80% for 2 days and 100% for 3 days.
Her employer says he is correct, I think he is wrong. Who is right?

General_Grant

z1a said:

My wife was furloughed last year for a few months, which was fine. she, and a few of her colleagues are now furloughed for 2 days out of 5 per week.
She is getting paid at 80% of her weekly wage as previously, surely she should be on 80% for 2 days and 100% for 3 days.
Her employer says he is correct, I think he is wrong. Who is right?

You are - unless your wife is willing to work those 3 days for 80%.

z1a

Oddly IMO she is, But her employer seems to think she should.
I disagree. I think it's fraud.

74jax

z1a said:

Oddly IMO she is, But her employer seems to think she should.
I disagree. I think it's fraud.

Are they claiming she is furloughed the full 5 days? 

z1a

74jax said:

z1a said:

Oddly IMO she is, But her employer seems to think she should.
I disagree. I think it's fraud.

Are they claiming she is furloughed the full 5 days? 

Don't know.

74jax

z1a said:

74jax said:

z1a said:

Oddly IMO she is, But her employer seems to think she should.
I disagree. I think it's fraud.

Are they claiming she is furloughed the full 5 days? 

Don't know.

Ah OK, so which part is fraud? It would be if they were claiming she was furloughed for 5 days but had her working. 
But if they have said to work for 80% and she's accepted that, I'm not sure where the fraud is? 

Annisele

Is she getting minimum wage for the hours she works?