The council say 1,288 jobs were supported by the Job Retention Scheme, which ended last week.
A county council claimed £3.9m from the government to furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic, it has revealed.Government guidance states public sector organisations were not expected to furlough their workforce.
The council said furlough payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme were claimed for those workers in organisations which could not operate due to Covid restrictions.Local Democracy Reporting Service A county council spokesperson said: "The furloughed posts would normally be funded by income to these companies, but this stopped, or was greatly reduced during the pandemic.
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