Since 1 July it has no longer been a requirement that furloughed staff do no work at all for their employer. Instead, they can work reduced hours, and their employer can furlough them for the remainder of their normal working hours.
Such staff must be paid their contractual wages for the hours they work, and employers can make a claim for the balance of their normal wages under the Scheme for the additional hours they would normally have worked. The maximum amount of the grant will be reduced proportionately, according to the relationship between the hours worked and the remaining normal hours spent on furlough.
Subject to some exceptions, an employer was not be able to make a claim between 1 July and 31 October for a greater number of employees than the highest number it included in any one claim made prior to 1 July. This cap does not apply to claims for periods from 1 November onwards.