Eni Aluko reveals she has suffered racist abuse after comments on the furlough scheme

Former England star Eni Aluko reveals she has suffered racist abuse online after controversial comments on the government’s furlough scheme – claiming it perpetuated ‘culture of do-nothing entitlement’ – and her FAMILY have also been targeted The ex-England and Chelsea star apologised for her divisive opinion this week  Aluko had claimed the scheme promoted a culture … Read more

One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, treasury figures show

One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, Treasury figures show As many as 440,000 signed up on Wednesday and a further 500,000 today Takes total number of Britons on furlough schemes to 8.5million and rising Government launched self-employed scheme two weeks ahead of planned date  By Luke Andrews For Mailonline … Read more

One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, treasury figures show

One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, Treasury figures show As many as 440,000 signed up on Wednesday and a further 500,000 today Takes total number of Britons on furlough schemes to 8.5million and rising Government launched self-employed scheme two weeks ahead of planned date  By Luke Andrews For Mailonline … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the furlough to October is a body blow

Grim economic news is something we have had to get used to in the past two months but yesterday was something of a body blow. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he was extending the jobs retention scheme until October is the most ominous of all the amendments and additions to the bailout for the economy … Read more

Q&A: How coronavirus furlough scheme extension affects you

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

Rishi Sunak ‘to set out plans next week to wind down furlough’

Rishi Sunak will set out next week how he intends to ‘wind down’ the government’s coronavirus furlough scheme amid fears within Whitehall that the nation is becoming ‘addicted’ to state help. The Chancellor is widely expected to start to reduce the scale of the scheme from July after it emerged it has a current monthly … Read more

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Don’t fall victim to furlough Merlot

Have you found yourself reaching for a soothing glass of wine or three, or a hefty gin and tonic each night during lockdown? While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a tipple, several of my patients, and even some of my friends, have said that since the lockdown began, they have found themselves drinking more than … Read more

What is the future for the furlough scheme?

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak under pressure to introduce second wave of furlough payment

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to launch a second wave of furlough payments as the government’s scheme is set to run out in June. Industry and manufacturing think-tanks have warned that without further payments up to 35 per cent of jobs could be lost in parts of the UK, as businesses struggle to … Read more