Coronavirus UK: Firms must pay some furlough costs from August

Rishi Sunak tonight announced that furloughed staff will be allowed to return to work on a part-time basis from July – a month earlier than originally planned.  The Chancellor said firms will soon be able to take advantage of what he described as ‘flexible furlough’ which will enable employees to return as long as companies … Read more

Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August

Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August, Rishi Sunak will say today as he starts to wind down massive bailout despite fears of a wave of redundancies Rishi Sunak is announcing the details of furlough scheme changes after August  The Chancellor is set to say firms will have to … Read more

Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August

Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August, Rishi Sunak will say today as he starts to wind down massive bailout despite fears of a wave of redundancies Rishi Sunak is announcing the details of furlough scheme changes after August  The Chancellor is set to say firms will have to … Read more

Government ‘already drawing up plans to reopen pubs from July with social distancing measures’

Britons longing for a drink in a pub garden this summer could be given a major boost, with a government minister today revealing that plans are being drawn up to open as early as July. Environment Secretary George Eustice has said he is hopeful pubs will be able to reopen this summer – subject to … Read more

Furloughed British workers could pick fruit and veg suggests Environment Secretary

Minister tells furloughed workers they should get fruit-picking jobs to help farmers who are struggling to fill vacancies George Eustice expects there to be a need to recruit British harvest workers  ‘A third of the migrant labour that normally comes to the UK is here,’ he says Up to 80,000 workers, mostly from Eastern Europe, … Read more