Articles tagged with: coronavirus job retention scheme

25 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

New Figures Show Almost 5 Million People On Furlough During January

The number of workers on furlough reached almost 5 million during January after the national lockdown forced thousands of businesses to shut.

19 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

UK Redundancies Are Rising Faster In The Covid-19 Pandemic Than In The 2008 Financial Crisis

New figures have found that redundancy rates are rising at a faster rate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than they did during the 2008-2009 financial crash.

17 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Two Million People Have Not Been At Work For At Least Six Months Of The Pandemic, Research Shows

A new study by The Resolution Foundation into the job market during the pandemic has found almost two million people have not been able to work for six months.

10 Nov 2020 Economy

The continued exclusion of 3 million people from Covid financial support is a national scandal

Gaps in the furlough and self-employment schemes meant not everyone has been able to access financial support. We must call out this injustice

02 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Exclusive Polling Reveals Just 35% Of Brits Believe The Government Is Still Committed To 'Levelling Up'

An exclusive poll for The House reveals support for the Chancellor’s handling of the economy – but north-south divide over the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda. Kate Proctor reports

30 Oct 2020 Economy

Ministers must do more to stop people from being plunged into hardship and mass unemployment

The TUC is calling for a three part approach; improve job support, fix our safety net and invest now in green infrastructure and public service jobs for our future prosperity.

22 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Is Boosting The Furlough Replacement Scheme And Offering New Cash Grants After A Backlash From Firms In Tier 2 Lockdowns

The Chancellor has unveiled a fresh financial rescue package with an increase in support for businesses in Tier 2 lockdowns.

08 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

New Covid Test and Trace Guidance Leaves Migrant Key Workers In A "Difficult Position", Labour Say

A gap in government guidance means that thousands of legal migrant key workers could be forced to choose between following new public health laws and destitution, according to Labour MPs and charities.

08 Oct 2020 Culture

Thousands in the creative industry at risk of redundancy, unless the government introduces sector-specific support

Without the DCMS sectors thriving, there can be no recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The government needs to take action now and introduce tailored, sector-specific support.

07 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

A Quarter Of A Million Arts Jobs Could Be Lost This Autumn, Labour Has Warned

More than a quarter of a million jobs in the arts could be at risk when the government’s furlough scheme ends later this month, Labour has claimed.

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24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

BGC response to Chancellor's statement

Responding to the Job Support Scheme announced by Rishi Sunak in his Winter Economy Plan, Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said:

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24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

CIOB reacts to today's statement from the Chancellor

Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has today made a statement to the House of Commons on the Government’s plans to protect jobs through the winter.

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24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

CMI CEO responds to the Chancellor's announcement

As long as it's well-executed it will offer a much needed boost to battered British business as we head towards a difficult winter darkened by the continuing pandemic as well as the threat of a no-deal Brexit.

24 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Has Unveiled A Plan To Top Up Wages For The Next Six Months In His Furlough Replacement Scheme

The Chancellor has unveiled his replacement for the furlough scheme, with a plan to top up people’s wages for the next six months.

23 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

‘The Harder Yards Are Ahead Of Us’: Where Now For Rishi Sunak’s Economic Recovery?

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank England, issued a stark warning earlier this week that even without an increase in Covid-19 cases, “the harder yards are ahead of us” for our economic recovery.

23 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Has Cancelled The Budget And Will Reveal A Furlough Replacement Scheme Tomorrow Instead

Rishi Sunak will no longer deliver an Autumn Budget after the Treasury said “now is not the right time to outline long-term plans”.

17 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Government must U-turn over coronavirus support for excluded groups and the self-employed

Through no fault of their own, an estimated 3 million people have had no proper financial support over the past six months. The government’s next U-turn must be to overturn this huge injustice.

11 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Has Been Urged To Consider A "Targeted Extension" To The Furlough Scheme

A cross-party group of MPs have thrown their weight behind calls for an extension to the job retention scheme to provide support to struggling sectors.

08 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Up To £3.5bn Has Been Lost Through Fraud And Error In The Government's Furlough Scheme

Up to £3.5bn from the government's furlough scheme could have been paid out in error or due to fraudulent claims, HM Revenue and Customs has said.

23 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers accused of 'pulling life raft away while storm still rages' as Labour warns of job loss crisis

Labour has accused the Government of "pulling the life raft away while the storm is still raging" as it warned some regions of the UK are set to be disproportionately hit by a looming redundancy crisis.

20 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

End of furlough scheme puts 320,000 rural jobs at risk, Labour warns

As many as 320,000 jobs in rural communities could be at risk as the furlough scheme ends, Labour have warned.

20 Aug 2020 Culture

Government must act quickly before a storm of job losses in the arts becomes a tsunami

Unless the Government's arts package funding is released quickly, once support from the Job Retention Scheme ends, creative industries will have no choice but to make further job cuts.

World famous icons of British tourism and entertainment at risk unless Government moves to support casinos

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11 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

World famous icons of British tourism and entertainment at risk unless Government moves to support casinos

Britain risks permanently losing part of its rich tourism and entertainment heritage unless the Government moves fast to reverse a decision to force casinos to remain closed.

30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Labour urge Rishi Sunak to reconsider ‘historic mistake’ to phase out furlough scheme as it launches major ‘fight for jobs’

Labour has warned the Chancellor that he has “24 hours to save British jobs” and reverse plans to phase out the furlough scheme.