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I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but doesn't the employee have to agree to being taken off furlough?

Not as a right. Normal contract of employment rules apply. You would have to prove that the circumstances prevented you returning to the workplace ie that the workplace is unsafe. Otherwise you run the risk of dismissal.

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