We're picking up a number of issues where employers are incorrectly assuming that because they're funding 20% of an employee's salary they have the right to ask the employee to do 20% of their job whilst furloughed. This absolutely isn't the case!

In this blog I provide a link for anybody wanting to receive our 55 practical tips on returning employees from furlough. Whilst there are no precedents or comprehensive governmental guides (at the time of writing) I wanted to share the thoughts I had given to the CIPD's People Management magazine for their upcoming edition.

Quick daily tip #4 for avoiding future disputes relates to the people who are still working. I'm picking up vibes of disputes bubbling about them also picking up extra work that other employees who are furloughed would normally have done so they're over capacity. Really worth looking at now if you have this situation as it's unfair and whilst employees may be reluctant to raise the issues now it's very likely to come out over the coming months or even years.

Avoiding disputes quick tip #3 is about using technology. Letting people issues go on too long could cause further issues and criticism down the line - with technology there's no reason why most things can't be progressed. The other tip is to ensure you know how to use the technology and test it out first!

Avoiding disputes tip #2 - unfortunately we have to mention the "f" word. There are a few issues bubbling around what employers are asking employees to do - things that could turn into disputes over the coming months.