Notice pay and furlough

Is notice pay while on furlough topped up to full pay?

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Please forgive me if this question has been raised before, but I'm new to this web so just trying to find my way around it.  If someone is on redundancy notice while on furlough, and before notice the employer was not topping up from furlough pay, should the notice pay be topped up from furlough to the normal salary?  When I refer to notice pay I don't mean PILON.  The employee is being retained for the notice period and furloughed.

I would have thought the wages should be topped up to full pay during the notice period, but I can't find a black and white answer on any websites.

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By lionofludesch
26th Jun 2020 16:32

Yes.

You're either on furlough or on notice. The Government won't pay for employers to give their employees notice.

Quite right too.

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By Barbara G
26th Jun 2020 16:34

Thanks, but apparently notice can be furloughed. I just don't know if it should be topped up.

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By Barbara G
26th Jun 2020 16:34

Thanks, but apparently notice can be furloughed. I just don't know if it should be topped up.

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By HClarke
26th Jun 2020 18:06
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By Barbara G
26th Jun 2020 18:18

Thanks, my goodness it's a minefield isn't it? I think I can agree that employees should be paid full pay while on notice, but now begs the question if the employer can't let them work their notice period are they on furlough or on garden leave and is garden leave furloughable :( ?

Think just have to make a guess and go along with it. Don't know about everyone else, I'm not an accountant, just a payroll processor, bottom rung. But I've never faced so many difficult questions in 25 years than over this furlough lark. November can't come soon enough, when it'll hopefully all be over. So I appreciate all the help in this web. Many thanks everyone

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By lionofludesch
26th Jun 2020 18:49

I may have missed it, but I can't see furlough being mentioned and suspect that article might be pre-furlough.

Which, of course, provides no certainty or comfort.

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By tom123
27th Jun 2020 09:43

I read it that if the employee is on notice whilst on furlough you can make a CJRS claim.

You cannot claim to cover part of a pilon payment.

I would also be paying at 100%

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By legerman
28th Jun 2020 19:03

I would say furlough is claimable on the understanding that the employee should receive his normal contractual pay at 20/21 rates.

Gov.uk is silent on the issue but this guidance from CIPD may help.

Last heading talks about notice period and being able to claim the normal furlough, but note that if payment is made in lieu of notice furlough can't be claimed.

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