Manchester City have announced they will NOT be furloughing their non-playing staff.
The move to avoid furloughing was agreed last week before being ratified at board level on Friday morning.
City's chief operating officer Omar Berrada relayed the news to hundreds of employees in writing over the weekend.
Five top-flight clubs have opted to furlough a proportion of their staff, with leaders Liverpool the latest and heavily criticised for taking advantage of the government's job retention scheme.
City will take a significant financial hit over the coming weeks and months but Berrada told their workforce that there is a determination to protect jobs.
"We can confirm, following a decision by the Chairman and Board last week, that Manchester City will not be utilising the UK Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme," a spokesperson said to the Daily Mail.
"We remain determined to protect our people, their jobs and our business whilst at the same time doing what we can to support our wider community at this most challenging time for everybody."