Furlough restrictions on volunteering to continue

There is no prospect of a change in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rules to allow staff at charities to volunteer for the organisations they work for, according to Baroness Barran, the minister for civil society. Furloughed workers can volunteer for other organisations, but not for their own. Charity leaders have been lobbying for a relaxation of the rules because they are having to deal with staff shortages at a time when demand for their services is higher than ever.