UK furlough scheme extended until end of October

Following pressure from employers groups to avoid a wave of job losses this summer, the chancellor said the furlough programme would run for a further four months, up to the end of October. First launched in March, it had been due to close at the end of next month.

Sunak said there would be no changes in the system, whereby the government pays 80% of furloughed workers’ wages up to £2,500 per month, until the end of July. From August, the scheme will continue for all sectors and regions, but with greater flexibility for firms to bring staff back to work. Under the current scheme furloughed employees cannot work.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/12/uk-furlough-scheme-extended-rishi-sunak-coronavirus