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Information for Day-to-day agency supply staff.
If schools have closed in your area due to Covid19, your agency may be willing to furlough you. However, unfortunately, agencies are not required to furlough workers and as they will have to contribute towards costs many agencies will refuse to furlough any supply teachers. If schools have closed in your area, the first thing to do is contact your agency and ask what work is available. If there is no work available, you need to establish who your employer is (agency/umbrella/payroll company) and then contact them to ask if they will furlough you for the duration of the school closure. *** You can be furloughed by multiple employers***
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Under DfE guidance agency workers who are not on live assignments when schools reduce capacity, may be furloughed by their employment agency through the CJRS.
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Under HMRC guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme:
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021. Employers can claim 80% of an employee’s usual salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month.
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Employers can claim for employees who were employed on 30 October 2020, as long as they have made a PAYE RTI submission to HMRC between the 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. All employers with a UK PAYE schemes can claim the grant. They do not need to have previously claimed for an employee before the 30 October 2020 to claim.
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Employers can furlough employees for any amount of time and any work pattern, while still being able to claim the grant for the hours not worked. Employers will need to pay for employer National Insurance contributions and pension costs.
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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme
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Email your agency quoting the above text and HMRC link
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**** The method used to calculate to 80% average salary depends on how long you have worked for the employer. Based on previous experience is often a lot less than 80%, especially when annual average is used as it is based over a 365 day average.
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