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A quarter of British employees have been furloughed since the Chancellor Rishi Sunak\u2019s announcement in March. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme workers are entitled to receive 80% of their pay up to a maximum of \xa32500 a month but they\u2019re not allowed to do any work for their employer while on furlough. Earlier this month the scheme was extended until October - but from August the government will expect employers to contribute to the huge ongoing costs - estimated at between \xa310-\xa315 billion a month.

Furloughing is working well for the majority of people but it is causing a number of different problems for some - both employees and employers. Paul and guests talk to some of them.

Panel:

Susie Al-Qassab, employment partner at Hodge, Jones and Allen \nSarah Chilton, employment partner at CM Murray

Presenter: Paul Lewis\nProducer: Ben Carter\nEditor: Ravin Sampat