Nelson

Of course that's if it's decided we can actually claim commission on the furlough scheme for them in light of the latest clarification from HMRC... https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/discretionary-commission-payments-clause-sees-furloughed-sales-staff-lose/190088

I guess it's only a 20% increase for someone not earning more than £2500 per month in normal times - maybe we pay too much but our techs and sales people are all earning way more than that. The next point may be very relevant though - will they actually feel safe enough to come back, and how do we make them feel safe? I can't see how it's possible to do an accompanied test drive whilst social distancing....

We have furloughed all of our staff. When we come to re-open I can envisage a position whereby we would not want to take back everyone on day one - each of our dealerships may not need 6 technicians and 8 sales people immediately, so it would probably make sense to start with half of these people and gradually bring more back on board as and when customer demand dictates that we have sufficient work for them. But how do we go about selecting the staff that we bring back immediately? The obvious solution for us as the dealer is to bring back the best sales people and the most knowledgeable and efficient technicians first - but is that allowed? If we were making people redundant we would have to go through a measurable selection process - do we have to do the same when we take staff off the furlough scheme, or can we just select the ones that we want and take them back in whatever order we choose? Any thoughts or professional advice welcome!