Home Business UK to require employers to pay 20-30% of furloughed wage cost –... Business UK to require employers to pay 20-30% of furloughed wage cost – The Times By Genpie - May 23, 2020 99 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp The United Kingdom has drawn up plans to require employers to cover 20% to 30% of furloughed employees’ wages from August to reduce the vast burden of the coronavirus crisis on government finances, The Times newspaper reported.