If a furloughed employee earns say £40K; the employer appears to be intending to reduce in order to make the company net cost after government contribution to nil. The company would then probably still have its workforce when this is all over. Would this be legal (subject to the individual's contract of employment ) ? In other words; is the government support also a cap for employers ?
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It's legal from the point of view of the Government's announcement. They specifically say you needn't make up the difference in their blurb.
Technically, it may fall foul of your contract. But, on the other hand, you could agree something with the employee. He's hardly likely to say no if the alternative is the Spanish Archer.
...The company would then probably still have its workforce when this is all over...
Or quite possibly not if the pain is being shared unequally.
