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Coronavirus: Your workplace questions

Steve Bridger

At this difficult time, we'd like to offer people managers (and others) who are not CIPD Members an opportunity to ask questions about their specific workplace challenges.

We hope that collectively, the Community will feel able to chip in with guidance and signpost support and resources where these exist.

Thank you. 

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  • I'm wondering if I can have some thoughts/guidance on the issue of furloughing where a seconded employee return early due to the covid 19 crisis?

    Specifically; employee 1 is seconded to a third party for 'y' period of time and employee 2 is recruited on a FTC to cover 'y' period whilst employee 1 is out of the business. As a result of the current covid 19 crisis the project to which employee 1 was seconded has been put on hold and their secondment period ends on 30 April, therefore the return to the organisation on 1 May. Meanwhile, employee 2 has not been furloughed as they are deemed an essential worker. The situation will be that there are essentially two people for one job; employee 1 (the substantive post holder) who has returned from secondment early and employee 2 (the person on the FTC).

    Would advice suggest that one of these colleagues be furloughed, if so, whom? Or would the advice be to terminate the FTC early if the provisions in the contract allow this/pay the individual the balance of sum they would have been paid should they have continued their FTC until the planned end date?

    Grateful for opinions.

    Many thanks
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  • I'm wondering if I can have some thoughts/guidance on the issue of furloughing where a seconded employee return early due to the covid 19 crisis?

    Specifically; employee 1 is seconded to a third party for 'y' period of time and employee 2 is recruited on a FTC to cover 'y' period whilst employee 1 is out of the business. As a result of the current covid 19 crisis the project to which employee 1 was seconded has been put on hold and their secondment period ends on 30 April, therefore the return to the organisation on 1 May. Meanwhile, employee 2 has not been furloughed as they are deemed an essential worker. The situation will be that there are essentially two people for one job; employee 1 (the substantive post holder) who has returned from secondment early and employee 2 (the person on the FTC).

    Would advice suggest that one of these colleagues be furloughed, if so, whom? Or would the advice be to terminate the FTC early if the provisions in the contract allow this/pay the individual the balance of sum they would have been paid should they have continued their FTC until the planned end date?

    Grateful for opinions.

    Many thanks
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