Government:
Let’s put the security of the vast majority of our country in the hands of employers (past and present).
Let’s then poo in our pantaloons at the fear of fraudulent activity by said employers.
#wearenotfrauds#wearethetaxpayers#newstarterfurlough
#newstarterfurlough this is my family, that I'm having to tell them that mammy hasn't got any money. Because my work can't pay me. All because of the 28th feb.and I started my job on the 2nd March I have worked all my adult life and now I have been left behind. #bbcyourquestions
It’s not too late @RishiSunak to reconsider #newstarterfurlough It may be more difficult but it is not impossible! These are not just numbers, these are real people’s lives and thousands are really struggling due to an arbitrary date. YOU can fix this! @DominicRaab@Keir_Starmer
Todays Twitter Poll: Will you be better or worse off by the end of lock down than at the start?
This will seem a perverse Q to the sadly too many in financial dire straits.Yet for some still working,staying at home, less spending means more saving. I want to understand the split
2/3 @MelJStride said help is needed for those who have slipped through the net of the Government's support measures in response to #coronavirus.
Whether it's #newstarterfurlough or the time it will take for payments to reach people, "it's clear that urgent action is needed."
1/3 JUST PUBLISHED: @MelJStride has written to @RishiSunak urging him to set out what action he will take to help those who aren't eligible for the Treasury's support measures in response to #coronavirus.
Several constituents have raised they are exempt from gov's furlough scheme because they started a new job in February - the cut off date to receive support
So I wrote to @RishiSunak with #newstarterfurlough plan, a solution proposed by my colleague @EdwardJDavey
It may be crazy but it is currently the only option out there and some employers especially for long term former staff who are good leavers are willing to do it - and I applaud them.
We are all in this together. This is about community helping each other if we can!
@Tom30084048 @William_Pennell@MartinSLewis Perhaps by showing some compassion and helping these people out those employers might find they retain them (along with their valuable knowledge and experience) when all this is over?
@Tom30084048 @William_Pennell@MartinSLewis As an employer we are doing it and have actively contacted people who have recently left to confirm their status
Hi @Keir_Starmer we want to thank you for the great job you've done yesterday. However with the impact of Coronavirus on the economy we've unfortunately had to let you go as you do not meet the requirements for #CJRS. Your last day will be today. #newstartersfurlough
If you are an employer and you've furloughed staff already, and a former employee approaches you for help being furloughed you have a moral obligation to treat that request with humility and compassion and to help where possible. You have the means #bekind#newstarterfurlough