How do I check that I can claim my employees’ wages through the furloughing scheme?

Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities.

As an employer you will have to class your employees as ‘furloughed workers’ to be eligible for the scheme. A ‘furloughed worker’ is essentially a non-working employee who is retained on an employer’s payroll, rather than being made redundant.

To be classed as ‘furloughed’, the employee must not undertake any work for the employer (including working from home).To check the eligibility of an employee, HMRC has produced detailed guidance here.

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Date published 14 May 2020 | Last updated 14 May 2020

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