Furlough Roll Call

[Steejay]

4 hours ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

There’s a meeting at our place on Monday 

I fear the worst tbh 

It might be making plans to return...🤞

[radcliffe white]

56 minutes ago, Steejay said:

It might be making plans to return...🤞

Can’t see it pal not with the nature of our work 

 

[Tombwfc]

On 05/05/2020 at 19:18, ZicoKelly said:

Just had this email off Ed Davey:

the furlough scheme is protecting millions of workers from redundancy. Everyone knows someone it’s helping.

But this protection is under threat. The Chancellor said this morning he wants to “wind down the scheme” while another senior Conservative has insultingly suggested that people are “too willing to stay at home”.

 

That senior Conservative sounds like a cunt. What % of people on furlough had any choice in the matter? 

People who were told explicitly to stay at home and not work have been staying at home and not working. Shocker.

[Not in Crawley]

On furlough from Wednesday, 87% of my overall wage and by stopping my pension and my travel card cancelled I'm not losing too much - glad I got a payrise in April! The main thing is getting us projects to work on going forwards.

[Traf]

I can apply for some money on Thursday.

[radcliffe white]

Furlough looking at being extended past June at 60%

[Escobarp]

4 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Furlough looking at being extended past June at 60%

Rishi said there would be no cliff edge stop to it. But if it goes to 60% which seems sensible then the next step will be 30/40 if it goes that long

 

problem is can everyone last on 60% I suspect not 

[radcliffe white]

1 minute ago, Escobarp said:

Rishi said there would be no cliff edge stop to it. But if it goes to 60% which seems sensible then the next step will be 30/40 if it goes that long

 

problem is can everyone last on 60% I suspect not 

Well that’s it 

Been better to have 60% or less from the off when payment holidays etc was in place and there was nothing to spend on 

as the country opens up outgoings will increase 

I certainly won’t be staying on furlough past June 

[stevieb]

Past June I'd imagine the only people on furlough should be those shielding / parents with no childcare alternatives and that's it.

Back to normal as much as possible. 

You'd had your fun. Time to give the liver a rest! 

[radcliffe white]

7 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Past June I'd imagine the only people on furlough should be those shielding / parents with no childcare alternatives and that's it.

Back to normal as much as possible. 

You'd had your fun. Time to give the liver a rest! 

Hospitality & travel 

one thing mentioned today is some kind of a part time furlough 

think Sunak is on later 

[stevieb]

Just now, radcliffewhite1 said:

Hospitality & travel 

one thing mentioned today is some kind of a part time furlough 

think Sunak is on later 

Aye yeah them too. Probably loads more! 

Part time might be of interest to me if childcare provisions are fucked til September. I'd have took that from day 1 if I'd have had the chance to rotate childcare with the Mrs.

[birch-chorley]

3 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Aye yeah them too. Probably loads more! 

Part time might be of interest to me if childcare provisions are fucked til September. I'd have took that from day 1 if I'd have had the chance to rotate childcare with the Mrs.

Nurseries should be opening in June along with Primary schools apparently 

Our Nursery has been in touch following the release of the 50 page document yesterday and they read it that way anyway - which is absolutely great news if true 

The teaching union leader was on Sky News earlier and they also said that Nurseries are due back on 1st June according to the paperwork but they were missing from the announcement 

[Escobarp]

7 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Aye yeah them too. Probably loads more! 

Part time might be of interest to me if childcare provisions are fucked til September. I'd have took that from day 1 if I'd have had the chance to rotate childcare with the Mrs.

Lad at my work has a 2 year old and a 5 year old. He has been wfh and his missus still at work. He was cracking up said to the boss he couldn’t wait to get back to work. Wanted to be “the first one back in the office”. His missus eventually took furlough so look after the kids. 
 

we are making plans to get folk back into the office and now he suddenly can’t come back due to childcare issues. He’s rightly been pulled up on this and a word had in his ear about taking the piss. Wonder how many other folk will be trying this one. 

[Not in Crawley]

Be interesting regarding if there are sector differences for live events, hospitality etc 

We'll see what happens after June - most of my clients have postponed until Spring next year, which means activity starting in autumn.

[stevieb]

1 minute ago, birch-chorley said:

Nurseries should be opening in June along with Primary schools apparently 

Our Nursery has been in touch following the release of the 50 page document yesterday and they read it that way anyway - which is absolutely great news if true 

The teaching union leader was on Sky News earlier and they also said that Nurseries are due back on 1st June according to the paperwork but they were missing from the announcement 

Yeah but it might be staggered so the full usual class might not attend on the same days.

I spoke to our school today and they said they are working out how it would be possible to return mid July for year 2.

I'm still concerned about out of school cover over summer hols 

[radcliffe white]

be interesting to see what happens regarding holiday accrual 

[stevieb]

7 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Lad at my work has a 2 year old and a 5 year old. He has been wfh and his missus still at work. He was cracking up said to the boss he couldn’t wait to get back to work. Wanted to be “the first one back in the office”. His missus eventually took furlough so look after the kids. 
 

we are making plans to get folk back into the office and now he suddenly can’t come back due to childcare issues. He’s rightly been pulled up on this and a word had in his ear about taking the piss. Wonder how many other folk will be trying this one. 

Sounds similar to my situation. 2 and 6. 

I'd love to be back in the office but my Mrs would lose her fucking mind if she had to deal with both kids all day until September. 

During 6 week hols we still send little en into nursery. 

[Casino]

3 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

be interesting to see what happens regarding holiday accrual 

As it stands you continue to accrue holidays

Employers can require you to take some holidays

Employers have to pay those holidays at 100%

[Escobarp]

Just now, stevieb said:

Sounds similar to my situation. 2 and 6. 

I'd love to be back in the office but my Mrs would lose her fucking mind if she had to deal with both kids all day until September. 

During 6 week hols we still send little en into nursery. 

My bosses issue is that he couldn’t wait to get back to work when his wife was at work now she’s off and effectively looking after the kids he doesn’t want to return. 
 

although I guess it is possible that simply neither can cope on their own and he’s needed at home. Never thought of it like that 

[Sweep]

1 minute ago, Casino said:

As it stands you continue to accrue holidays

Employers can require you to take some holidays

Employers have to pay those holidays at 100%

So if somebody hadn't had any holidays this year yet, they could be furloughed until the October....and then they'd be able to take another 4 or 5 weeks on full pay before Christmas? (assuming Jan-Dec holidays) - that's ace!

[Casino]

Brilliant.....

[Escobarp]

5 minutes ago, Sweep said:

So if somebody hadn't had any holidays this year yet, they could be furloughed until the October....and then they'd be able to take another 4 or 5 weeks on full pay before Christmas? (assuming Jan-Dec holidays) - that's ace!

Employer can and will usually insist that they use some holiday entitlement. Ours were told to take a week before end of May. If they are furloughed for any longer they will be made to use more of their entitlement. 

[radcliffe white]

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

As it stands you continue to accrue holidays

Employers can require you to take some holidays

Employers have to pay those holidays at 100%

Yes I flagged the recent bank Holidays up which didn’t get paid at 100%

[Sweep]

Just now, Escobarp said:

Employer can and will usually insist that they use some holiday entitlement. Ours were told to take a week before end of May. If they are furloughed for any longer they will be made to use more of their entitlement. 

that's fair enough then, and quite right, otherwise it'll end up being farcical (not that it isn't already)  -  we've not furloughed anybody yet, but I think that we might put a couple on it now, as business is starting to slow down a little bit

[Mounts Kipper]

Just now, Sweep said:

that's fair enough then, and quite right, otherwise it'll end up being farcical (not that it isn't already)  -  we've not furloughed anybody yet, but I think that we might put a couple on it now, as business is starting to slow down a little bit

Same with our business been fairly busy but it seems to be slowing, worrying development if it continues.