Bantamzen
Established Member
Following some discussions with family members on the issue, I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread specifically on the issues arising for workers currently furloughed by the crisis, and for the self employed.
One family member yesterday asked me when they might expect to receive their furloughed pay, as their employer had indicated that it might be well into May or even June before they would get anything. My impression was that HMRC had the intention of issuing grants to employers by the end of April. But digging a little deeper into the gov.uk site there doesn't seem to be any real detail on how & when these will be processed. Obviously this is going to be of great concern to many, as an awful lot of workers are now going without pay & many will have little or no capital to back them up. So should the government be doing more to clarify the situation and reassure workers?
One family member yesterday asked me when they might expect to receive their furloughed pay, as their employer had indicated that it might be well into May or even June before they would get anything. My impression was that HMRC had the intention of issuing grants to employers by the end of April. But digging a little deeper into the gov.uk site there doesn't seem to be any real detail on how & when these will be processed. Obviously this is going to be of great concern to many, as an awful lot of workers are now going without pay & many will have little or no capital to back them up. So should the government be doing more to clarify the situation and reassure workers?