Lay-offs and short-time working

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Guarantee pay

Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay

You바카라 사이트™re entitled to guarantee pay during lay off or short-time working. The maximum you can get is £38 a day for 5 days in any 3-month period - so a maximum of £190.

If you usually earn less than £38 a day, you바카라 사이트™ll get your normal daily rate.

If you work part-time, your entitlement is worked out proportionally.

You cannot claim guarantee pay for any day that you do some work.

Eligibility for statutory lay-off pay

You must:

  • have been employed continuously for 1 month (includes part-time workers)
  • reasonably make sure you바카라 사이트™re available for work
  • not refuse any reasonable alternative work (including work not in your contract)
  • not have been laid off because of industrial action

Statutory lay-off pay and your employment contract

Your employer may have their own guarantee pay scheme. It cannot be less than the statutory arrangements. If you get your employer바카라 사이트™s payments, you do not get statutory lay-off pay on top of this.

Not paying guarantee pay counts as an unlawful deduction from your wages - you could make a claim to an employment tribunal.

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