The Chancellor has extended the furlough scheme for four months and said Britain will continue to cover 80 per cent of workers’ wages during the coronavirus crisis. Rishi Sunak revealed today that 7.5million British workers now have the state picking up the bill for 80 per cent of their salary up to £2,500 a month, … Read more
Ending furlough scheme in June is ‘tantamount to economic suicide’, say business leaders By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 Ending the Government’s near-£50billion wage subsidy scheme in June is ‘tantamount to economic suicide’ as firms will be forced to make mass … Read more
Richard Yeomans, a partner at London law firm Addleshaw Goddard, discusses what the future might hold for furloughed workers and businesses, as the economy attempts to pick things back up from the coronavirus outbreak. The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was an emergency response to an immediate problem. Something had to be done, fast, to … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Furlough scheme needs to be extended and made more flexible, but it is not a long-term answer By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 May 2020 The clamour is growing for the Government to extend and improve its furlough scheme, which is … Read more
“And I’m very concerned about what the Swiss said that it’s fine to hug your grandchildren. “That is so dangerous. That could just be a hub of new infections. “So I think we need to be really careful, we need to phase schools back in gradually. “I know the benefits of going back to school … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today given their backing to a new mental health support network to help frontline workers battling coronavirus. William and Kate’s Royal Foundation is formally backing a new initiative, called ‘Our Frontline’, which will see leading charities and organisations provide round-the-clock mental health support to everyone from NHS staff … Read more
A senior civil servant has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after claiming ministers took a ‘political decision’ to deliberately snub an EU scheme to buy PPE. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment because ‘We left … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ministers deliberately snubbed EU efforts to buy equipment to help the fight against coronavirus – despite claiming it had been an accident, a senior civil servant revealed today. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment. … Read more
The Government’s coronavirus furlough scheme website opened today with a capacity of up to 450,000 claims per hour – as millions of Britons face losing work amid the ongoing pandemic. The scheme for workers who have been furloughed – given a temporary leave of absence – opened today and Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £1.25 … Read more
Leigh Bryant is trying his utmost to remain positive, but it is not easy. As the owner and manager of Bristol-based motor home accessory fitters LNB Towbars, this should be a peak time of year for him as his customers get ready for their summer holidays. But with his company closed due to the coronavirus … Read more