What options do I have if I have staff with childcare responsibilities but their job cannot be done at home?
If it is not possible to find work for the employee to do at home, you do have the option of putting the employee on furlough.
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Yes, but only for work purposes and where it is unreasonable to do so from home. Work colleagues cannot meet to socialise.
Statutory leave includes family related leave, sick leave or parental bereavement leave. Claims for furloughed individuals returning from statutory leave should be based on their salary, before tax, and not the pay they received while on statutory leave.
Similarly, claims for furloughed employees returning from a period of unpaid leave on sabbatical should be based on their pay they would have had on paid leave.
It is where the need for a role at a specific site, or the number of people performing a role, has ceased or diminished or the site closes down.
The reaction from NCVO is that this is an important first step. However, it will not stop well run charities from closing and others will look very different in a few months’ time.
Initially, the relaxation applied to supermarkets and food suppliers. This was subsequently widened to apply to other businesses, permitting them to collaborate where necessary to respond to the crisis in the interests of consumers.