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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 have a question. Some of our employees are asking if we can pay off their vacation balance. I understand the government has created temporary legislation to allow a longer carryover period. However, from a legal perspective, can we just payout the vacation if we want to? Our company has no problem doing it, especially because some of our employees family members lost their jobs and the money would be very helpful. Thanks for any info provided. Val
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  • I have a question. Some of our employees are asking if we can pay off their vacation balance. I understand the government has created temporary legislation to allow a longer carryover period. However, from a legal perspective, can we just payout the vacation if we want to? Our company has no problem doing it, especially because some of our employees family members lost their jobs and the money would be very helpful. Thanks for any info provided. Val
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  • in reply to Val Santos
    We've decided not to just in case it breaks the 3 week minimum furlough requirement to claim the grant. We've been pushing the CBI on this question and nothing. Whilst you can chose to pay more that 80% or about £2500 if an employee fits in that category, annual leave is technically a different animal and I don't want us to get caught out. For example we have carried over Easter Holidays and not paid those days at 100%.
  • in reply to Mark
    Thanks for sharing your experience. We have also decided not to do a vacation payout. We are allowing them to take the extra days we offer for 2 years as well. That should make people happy.