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Articles tagged with: coronavirus job retention scheme
Labour calls for public spending watchdog probe into Rishi Sunak's job retention bonus scheme
Economy
Labour calls for public spending watchdog probe into Rishi Sunak's job retention bonus scheme
Labour has called for a probe by the public spending watchdog into Rishi Sunak's job retention bonus scheme.
Cost of tackling coronavirus pandemic jumps to £192bn as UK heads for worst economic crash in 300 years
Coronavirus
Cost of tackling coronavirus pandemic jumps to £192bn as UK heads for worst economic crash in 300 years
The UK’s budget watchdog has drastically revised its estimate of the cost of the coronavirus crisis as it predicts the biggest drop in GDP in 300 years.
Rishi Sunak unveils ‘jobs retention bonus’ to reward employers with £1k per staff member brought back from furlough
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak unveils ‘jobs retention bonus’ to reward employers with £1k per staff member brought back from furlough
The Chancellor has unveiled a new "jobs retention bonus" to incentivise employers to bring back staff from furlough.
Labour says it is ‘not calling for tax rises’ to pay for coronavirus recovery spending after hint at wealth levy
Coronavirus
Labour says it is ‘not calling for tax rises’ to pay for coronavirus recovery spending after hint at wealth levy
Labour has said it does not want the Government to raise taxes to pay for the ballooning costs of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
We need investment of no less than £80bn to protect jobs now and for the future
Coronavirus
By Alison Thewliss MP
We need investment of no less than £80bn to protect jobs now and for the future
The SNP has a five-point plan to kickstart the economy, protect jobs and incomes, and build a fairer society.
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
After prime minister’s questions today, Rishi Sunak will rise to deliver an “economic update” to the Commons, following four months of lockdown and unprecedented Government spending to try and manage the Covid-19 crisis. Georgina Bailey sets the scene — and asks what the Chancellor might have up his sleeve
Government to pay young people’s wages for six months as Rishi Sunak unveils coronavirus ‘Plan for Jobs’
Coronavirus
Government to pay young people’s wages for six months as Rishi Sunak unveils coronavirus ‘Plan for Jobs’
The state will subsidise the creation of tens of thousands of jobs for young people hit by the coronavirus crisis under a three-point “Plan for Jobs” unveiled by Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.
Explained: Can Oliver Dowden save the UK theatre industry from coronavirus?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Explained: Can Oliver Dowden save the UK theatre industry from coronavirus?
The arts and culture sector has welcomed an unexpected £1.57bn cash boost from the Government. However, with a complex employment and regional picture, will the money go far enough for UK theatres and those who work in them?
We cannot afford a generation of mass unemployment, that’s why we need a back-to-work budget focused on 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
Coronavirus
By Pat McFadden MP
We cannot afford a generation of mass unemployment, that’s why we need a back-to-work budget focused on 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
The UK does not need hyperbole from the Government, it needs a plan that understands investment in people matters as much as bricks and mortar.
Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
Coronavirus
Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is urging Rishi Sunak to keep the coronavirus furlough scheme going beyond October if people are caught up in a local lockdown.
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
A package of more than £3billion is needed to help ten million workers make a career change and move out of roles affected by social distancing, according to a group of labour market experts.
Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
Extending the Government’s furlough scheme beyond October would keep people in “suspended animation”, Boris Johnson has said.
Coronavirus: Ministers urged to stave off ‘second wave’ of unemployment with major job creation plan
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Ministers urged to stave off ‘second wave’ of unemployment with major job creation plan
The Government must take drastic action to stave off a “second wave” of coronavirus-related job losses, a major think tank is warning.
Millions ‘falling through the gaps’ of coronavirus support, MPs warn
Coronavirus
Millions ‘falling through the gaps’ of coronavirus support, MPs warn
Over a million people are facing financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic because of “critical gaps” in government support, MPs have warned.
Boris Johnson admits huge job losses ‘inevitable’ from coronavirus but guarantees apprenticeships for young people after the crisis
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson admits huge job losses ‘inevitable’ from coronavirus but guarantees apprenticeships for young people after the crisis
Boris Johnson admitted despite the Government’s actions “there will be many, many job losses” due to coronavirus as he promised to do everything possible so the UK can “bounce back”.
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak vows fresh help for self-employed as firms take on more furlough costs
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak vows fresh help for self-employed as firms take on more furlough costs
Rishi Sunak has confirmed the self-employed will get a fresh round of state support to help them weather the coronavirus crisis, while firms with staff on furlough will be asked to start footing more of the bill.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
IPSE letter to Chancellor: “Now is not the time to withdraw support from the self-employed”
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has written a letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme while the self-employed need it. It has also called on the Chancellor to look again at ways to support limited companies and the newly self-employed. The letter was co-signed by the Creative Industries Federation, BECTU and Equity.
Coronavirus furlough scheme: Rishi Sunak ‘to ask employers to start paying a fifth of wages’
Coronavirus
Coronavirus furlough scheme: Rishi Sunak ‘to ask employers to start paying a fifth of wages’
Firms will be asked to pay a 20% of the wages of employees on the Government’s furlough scheme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce.
Coronavirus
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF calls for greater flexibility of job retention scheme
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking that the Job Retention Scheme be made more flexible to help companies who may only require furloughed workers to return on a part-time basis.
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak warns UK faces ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak warns UK faces ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’
The Chancellor has warned the economy may not experience an "immediate bounce back” after lockdown is removed as the UK faces a “severe recession the likes of which we haven't seen”.
Coronavirus: UK unemployment claims rise by 69% in a month, new figures show
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: UK unemployment claims rise by 69% in a month, new figures show
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the UK soared by 69% last month, new figures covering the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown show.
Coronavirus: Low-paid workers hit hardest by crisis as a third are let go or furloughed, report shows
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Low-paid workers hit hardest by crisis as a third are let go or furloughed, report shows
New figures show that lower-paid workers have been hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis as almost a third say they’ve already lost work or been furloughed.
Rishi Sunak says it ‘breaks his heart’ to see job losses and businesses shutting due to coronavirus
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak says it ‘breaks his heart’ to see job losses and businesses shutting due to coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said it “breaks my heart” to see jobs being lost and businesses shutting due to the economic impact of the coronavirus lockdown.
Analysis: The questions still unanswered as Rishi Sunak extends the multi-billion pound coronavirus furlough scheme
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Analysis: The questions still unanswered as Rishi Sunak extends the multi-billion pound coronavirus furlough scheme
As the Chancellor announces a fresh extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, The House’s policy editor Georgina Bailey digs into the detail - and gauges the mood among MPs