Can I be put back on furlough after handing in notice

keelyf

I am starting back at work Monday 12th April, I will be handing in my notice on the 21st, logging a months notice as required. 

Can my company put me back on furlough  while I work my notice? 

Thank you

Andy_L

"For claim periods starting on or after 1 December 2020, you cannot claim for any days on or after 1 December 2020 during which the furloughed employee was serving a contractual or statutory notice period for the employer (this includes people serving notice of retirement or resignation)"

ie your employer has to pay you out of their own pocket.
Just as before Covid they could choose to put you on gardening leave or pay in lieu of notice.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-employees-you-can-put-on-furlough-to-use-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme#if-youve-made-your-employees-redundant

keelyf

Thanks , so if I hand my notice which would be 4 weeks they would have to pay me my full wages ? I wanted to know in case they say we are going to furlough you and I’d then receive 80%. 

Marcon

They could furlough you at any time between your return to work and the day on which you hand in your notice.

BrassicWoman

You can legally refuse to be furloughed. If you have agreed previously, you may need to retract your permission.

birdofafeather

To be honest if I was your employer I'd be hitting the roof?

You've been looked after, sat comfortably on furlough - part of which your employer is funding and now the prospect of having to go back to work is turning up your suddenly ready to hand in your notice and I've got to find someone else at the same time as paying your notice? Talk about looking after number one. 

74jax

birdofafeather said:

To be honest if I was your employer I'd be hitting the roof?

You've been looked after, sat comfortably on furlough - part of which your employer is funding and now the prospect of having to go back to work is turning up your suddenly ready to hand in your notice and I've got to find someone else at the same time as paying your notice? Talk about looking after number one. 

Who else should op be looking after if not number one?  What a strange reply. 

keelyf

That’s not really an answer is it birdsofafeather 

ErinGoBrath

birdofafeather said:

To be honest if I was your employer I'd be hitting the roof?

You've been looked after, sat comfortably on furlough - part of which your employer is funding and now the prospect of having to go back to work is turning up your suddenly ready to hand in your notice and I've got to find someone else at the same time as paying your notice? Talk about looking after number one. 

A company may not care about making you redundant when it suits them, so cuts both ways.

birdofafeather

ErinGoBrath said:

birdofafeather said:

To be honest if I was your employer I'd be hitting the roof?

You've been looked after, sat comfortably on furlough - part of which your employer is funding and now the prospect of having to go back to work is turning up your suddenly ready to hand in your notice and I've got to find someone else at the same time as paying your notice? Talk about looking after number one. 

A company may not care about making you redundant when it suits them, so cuts both ways.

How many companies have put all their employees on furlough without making any redundant? Not many I'd imagine.

I suppose this partly depends on when OP knew she was leaving her current company for the new job, but even if their actions aren't illegal their immoral. Someone else who had every intention of returning to work could now be lying on benefits and had no furlough money so OP can coin in the furlough cash. 

ErinGoBrath

birdofafeather said:

ErinGoBrath said:

birdofafeather said:

To be honest if I was your employer I'd be hitting the roof?

You've been looked after, sat comfortably on furlough - part of which your employer is funding and now the prospect of having to go back to work is turning up your suddenly ready to hand in your notice and I've got to find someone else at the same time as paying your notice? Talk about looking after number one. 

A company may not care about making you redundant when it suits them, so cuts both ways.

How many companies have put all their employees on furlough without making any redundant? Not many I'd imagine.

I suppose this partly depends on when OP knew she was leaving her current company for the new job, but even if their actions aren't illegal their immoral. Someone else who had every intention of returning to work could now be lying on benefits and had no furlough money so OP can coin in the furlough cash. 

I was speaking in general terms, not necessarily for this case.