Piers Morgan and Jamie Carragher lead criticism of Liverpool after they furlough non-playing staff

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more

Piers Morgan and Jamie Carragher lead criticism of Liverpool after they furlough non-playing staff

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more

British Airways will furlough workers on 80 per cent pay after grounding all flights at Gatwick

British Airways has struck a deal with its unions to suspend more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground staff in one of the airline industry’s most dramatic moves yet to survive the coronavirus pandemic. With global travel in turmoil as the virus takes hold around the world, BA’s owner, IAG, said it would also cut … Read more

Bailout of the giants: Biggest firms put thousands of staff on furlough – and we face £60bn bill 

More of Britain’s biggest firms revealed plans yesterday to suspend tens of thousands of staff in a move which could cost the taxpayer up to £60billion over the next six months. In a vivid illustration of the impact of coronavirus on the economy, British Airways, Nissan, Topshop owner Arcadia and energy firm Ovo all announced … Read more

Bailout of the giants: Biggest firms put thousands of staff on furlough – and we face £60bn bill 

More of Britain’s biggest firms revealed plans yesterday to suspend tens of thousands of staff in a move which could cost the taxpayer up to £60billion over the next six months. In a vivid illustration of the impact of coronavirus on the economy, British Airways, Nissan, Topshop owner Arcadia and energy firm Ovo all announced … Read more

Disney to furlough some ‘non-essential’ U.S. employees from April 19 in wake of coronavirus shutdown

Walt Disney Co said Thursday it will start furloughs of non-essential U.S. employees across the company on April 19 in response to the global coronavirus outbreak that has shut down or disrupted its media and theme park businesses. Disney had committed to full pay and benefits for all employees through April 18 despite the closure … Read more

UK coronavirus bailout bill set to SOAR after firms ‘furlough half their staff’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will order banks to hand over loans to struggling firms as ‘one million businesses teeter on the brink of collapse’ because government backed schemes are not being passed on and companies ‘furlough half their staff’ New survey of business suggests there is a massive take up of furlough scheme Some 44 per … Read more