UK job furlough scheme
How a food bank is helping City service workers survive the pandemic
The Square Mile has the UK’s best paid workers, but it’s tough for the people whose jobs rely on them
Julia Kollewe
05, Apr, 2021 @1:48 PM
While few jobs were lost to Covid, a closer look is less encouraging | Richard Partington
If the government intends to ‘build back better’ it needs to ensure better protection for workers
Richard Partington
05, Apr, 2021 @7:01 AM
Dozens of aristocrats claim under UK furlough scheme
Dukes, earls and marquesses, some of them owners of inherited estates, have drawn on public funds
Rob Davies and Joseph Smith
05, Apr, 2021 @7:00 AM
A year of Covid crisis: a glimmer of economic hope at the end of the tunnel
Twelve months after the pandemic struck the Guardian’s economic tracker reveals real risk of lasting damage
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
31, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM
UK economy poised to recover after Covid-19 second wave
Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators shows the deficit soaring but unemployment holding steady
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
31, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM
‘People are optimistic': Businesses look forward after 12 months of Covid
Early in the pandemic, we spoke to four bosses about how their businesses were faring. A year on, we ask them to about an extraordinary 12 months and what the future might hold
Mark Sweney, Gwyn Topham and Sarah Butler
27, Mar, 2021 @4:00 PM
Employers claiming furlough up by more than 100,000 in January
Figures underline the impact of Covid restrictions imposed that month in UK
Rob Davies
26, Mar, 2021 @7:50 AM
UK unemployment falls for first time in Covid-19 pandemic
Jobless rate drops to 5% in three months to January, representing 1.7 million people
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
23, Mar, 2021 @4:19 PM
UK government urged to avoid fourth Covid lockdown after 67,000 retail jobs lost
British Retail Consortium warns more face unemployment if shops stay closed beyond 12 April
Sarah Butler
23, Mar, 2021 @2:43 PM
UK furlough scheme cushions Covid blow, but job losses loom
Analysis: Rishi Sunak’s measures have held unemployment down, but cliff edges create instability
Phillip Inman
23, Mar, 2021 @11:10 AM
Let’s not undermine UK furlough scheme | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to a report on how billionaire tax exiles are getting government money
Letters
22, Mar, 2021 @5:05 PM
Half of British workers had real-terms pay cut in 2020, study says
Resolution Foundation suggests official figures showing growth ‘hugely disrupted’ by furlough scheme
Hilary Osborne and agencies
22, Mar, 2021 @12:01 AM
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