The majority of employees who were still on the Government’s furlough scheme when it closed at the end of September have returned to their jobs, according to the latest official data.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing urgent calls from the hospitality sector to extend 'crucial' financial support measures following confirmation of a four week delay to England's final lockdown easing.
The Chancellor has been warned by both leading business groups and the trade union movement that Britain faces a period of mass unemployment if furlough isn't extended.
The new year has brought with it the same old problems for a hospitality sector battling with the pandemic. More support is needed before time runs out.
Hospitality charity Only a Pavement Away and its chef ambassador Tom Aikens are raising funds for people in the sector through a new campaign that is targeted at furloughed chefs.
UKHospitality has said the latest employment stats released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reinforces the need for the Government to deliver targeted financial support to hospitality businesses.
The Government's latest wave of furlough support, which will cover two-thirds of workers’ wages if their employer's business is forced to close, has been slammed for not going far enough.
Rishi Sunak has announced that the Government will cover two-thirds of workers’ wages if their employer's business is forced to close as a result of local Coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Trade body UKHospitality has this morning (9 Ocotber) called for levels of employment support for hospitality to be in line with the previous furlough scheme.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to unveil a 'Winter Economy Plan' later today (24 September) that is expected to include a wage subsidy programme to help protect workers still furloughed.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be drawing up plans for a new wage subsidy programme to replace the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (JRS) next month.
