Will the end of the furlough scheme mean the start of
collective consultation for some?
According to official government figures, at the Furlough
scheme's (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) peak in May, 30% of
the UK workforce was furloughed, reducing to 11% by mid-August. The
government has further introduced the Job Retention Bonus, which
kicks in from November and is designed to support companies and
firms returning their staff back to work, rewarding them for
keeping workers in their jobs, essentially supporting the wages of
staff brought back to work from furlough leave.
Although the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) may be
argued to have been successful to some extent, the Covid-19
pandemic has forced many companies to re-think their current
structures and plan for significant reductions in their workforce
and inevitably make redundancies in order to survive. The CJRS
guidance for employers states employees' redundancy rights
continue to apply as
