My employer is choosing not to furlough certain part-time permanent staff into the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. However, this is a hospitality business so they have been unable to provide work for these employees since the business closed on the instruction of the government on March 23rd.
All if these employees are eligible to receive 80% income from the scheme of the employer would enrol and claim for them.
These employees are not guaranteed hours, but have received regular hours up to the closure and were on current rota’s. They would have expected income this month. They are not able to refuse hours provided and I believe are classed as employees and not workers.
I cannot understand the employers position, but having decided to do this, are they obliged to make these staff redundant or dismiss them in some other way? The employer believes these employees can simply be ignored and will leave of their own accord if they want to find other employment, or have no choice but to remain employed without income until such time as we are able to offer work again.
Thank you.
All if these employees are eligible to receive 80% income from the scheme of the employer would enrol and claim for them.
These employees are not guaranteed hours, but have received regular hours up to the closure and were on current rota’s. They would have expected income this month. They are not able to refuse hours provided and I believe are classed as employees and not workers.
I cannot understand the employers position, but having decided to do this, are they obliged to make these staff redundant or dismiss them in some other way? The employer believes these employees can simply be ignored and will leave of their own accord if they want to find other employment, or have no choice but to remain employed without income until such time as we are able to offer work again.
Thank you.
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