Coming out of our discussion with dealers this week, there was some confusion over minimum periods of furloughing staff and whether staff could be furloughed multiple times.

The official government guidelines on this state:

Minimum furlough periods

Any employees you place on furlough must be furloughed for a minimum period of 3 consecutive weeks. When they return to work, they must be taken off furlough. Employees can be furloughed multiple times, but each separate instance must be for a minimum period of 3 consecutive weeks.

It was stressed again on our call this week how important it is that dealers familiarise themselves with the official rules surrounding furloughing.

More information can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme#when-your-employees-are-on-furlough

And don't forget BAGMA have a Coronovirus information hub which can be accessed by all here - https://bagma.com/resources/coronavirus/