The government have extended the Furlough scheme to October and has added flexibility so that employees can get back to work with continued support for businesses who cannot yet offer full-time work. This is great news and some would say perhaps it should have been offered sooner. Below is the latest guidelines from the government about this new Flexible Furlough. I would flag here that 10th June is the latest date an employee can be furloughed for the 1st time. read more