Devils Advocate mode engaged!
Is the club a business? does it have operating costs to fulfill? to survive? if so, why is it any different to any other business?
Yep .... no income and furloughed maintenance, greenspeople, bar staff kitchen staff.... golf and sailing clubs are no different from any other business .... however, if they are looking around for what to spend it on then maybe in that particular case they shouldn't have claimed .
I have heard of businesses trying to register random family members as staff at the start of lockdown so they could claim to have 'furloughed' them for 80% of their 'wages'
A confidential contact line to dob in false claimants so they can be bought to book after this eases off a bit might be a good idea. It's been a lifeline for many but an opportunity for fraud for a minority
K
