furlough and holidays

Summer_faye

I am currently on flexible furlough.  My company has requested I only work 50% of my contracted hours. I  have been told that I must take 5 days holiday by the end of April which I am fine with.   However I am being told that I am not allowed to physically take the days off work and I am still required to work 50% of my contracted hours.  However I will be reimbursed by receiving 100% pay for these 5 days.  They company will utilise the furlough scheme to claim 80% of the holidays and top up the 20%.

Is it correct that I cannot be allowed take the holidays as actual time off from work? 

MattMattMattUK

Summer_faye said:

I am currently on flexible furlough.  My company has requested I only work 50% of my contracted hours. I  have been told that I must take 5 days holiday by the end of April which I am fine with.   However I am being told that I am not allowed to physically take the days off work and I am still required to work 50% of my contracted hours.  However I will be reimbursed by receiving 100% pay for these 5 days.  They company will utilise the furlough scheme to claim 80% of the holidays and top up the 20%.

The short answer is yes, the long answer is that it slightly more complicated, but yes.

If you are contracted to work five days a week, you are working two and a half days a week and are flexi furloughed two and a half days a week they will be using the holiday days over the flexi furlough days. Rather than being paid only 80% for the days when you are flexi furloughed and on holiday at the same time you will be paid 100%.

Summer_faye said:

Is it correct that I cannot be allowed take the holidays as actual time off from work? 

You are getting the holidays as actual time off, you are getting five days of holiday, at full pay, whilst not having to work.

sheramber

Instead of being furloughed for 50 % of the time you will be on holiday for 50%  of the time up to the 5 days. So 10 half days  instead if 5 full days.