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The Court reiterated that the object of furlough rules is to enable prison inmates maintain their sense of sociability and to avoid ill-effects of continuous prison life.
Can you be furloughed if you have to shield? People who have been told to shield are advised to speak to their employer about working from home. It may be that an employer will allow an employee to take on a different role temporarily to enable them to work from home. However, if an employer cannot find work for their employee at home, there are alternative avenues of support that can be explored. The Government website explains an employer may be able to furlough their employee if they have to shield and cannot work from home. The website states: “If you cannot make alternative arrangement...
“Of course, if an employee is able to work from home (and is fit to do so), they can continue to work while in isolation and should be paid in the normal way. “Self-isolation should be distinguished from shielding – those who are shielding are eligible to be placed on furlough leave.” Nicola Gater, HR Consultant at Reality HR, similarly told Express.co.uk that furlough “is not intended to cover short term absences such as isolation or short-term sickness absence”. Ms Gater said: “Workers who are self-isolating should be paid Statutory Sick Pay, or paid under their company’s ...