So basically I started my new job on the 30th of October at a restaurant, before lockdown 2 was even announced. Between then and lockdown 2 I worked 18.5 hours.
On Friday evening I got an email from the person who is in charge of our pay to let me know that although I have obviously been furloughed as my workplace has closed, I am ineligible for the Job Retention Scheme because even though I started on the 30th it basically requires you to have been paid on or before the 30th
My works ‘month’ runs from the 21st to the 20th and then pay day is on the 1st so in order to be eligible I would have had to have started working before September the 20th to have been paid on the 1st of October.
I don’t know what to do, I can’t be the only person in this situation but when I try and google it nothing comes up. I have applied for universal credit but I am employed so surely I won’t get it
I just put ‘other’ when it asked whether I was employed although it said to put ‘employed’ if you are being furloughed, well I am being furloughed but not paid for it so I don’t know where that leaves me.
It’s not like I could have even found work elsewhere during lockdown 2 as it’s so short I will be needed back at work in a couple of weeks.
Someone HELPPP