The government has now released full details of how the flexible furlough scheme for employees will work.

Basically, employers can now return any employees to work for any amount of time and on any work pattern, and continue to claim the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grant for the normal working hours that said employees don’t work.

Employees must agree to any new working arrangements in writing.

And employers can only access the flexible furlough scheme for those staff that have been on furlough for a minimum period of 3 continuous weeks between 1^st March and 30^th June.

Further details, including how to calculate flexible furlough, can be seen here.