UK job furlough scheme
UK public borrowing falls despite fuel crisis and supply chain issues
Stronger tax receipts and end to furlough scheme credited with faster than expected fall
Phillip Inman
21, Oct, 2021 @7:35 AM
Sunak v Kwarteng row lays bare tensions at top of UK government
Analysis: business secretary hinting at need to help firms has irked a chancellor keen to cut spending
Heather Stewart
11, Oct, 2021 @2:41 PM
Two in three UK firms expect to raise prices in Christmas run-up, poll finds
BCC warning comes as Greggs flags price pressures amid surge in fuel and energy costs
Larry Elliott and Sarah Butler
05, Oct, 2021 @9:30 PM
Rishi Sunak to announce £500m ‘plan for jobs’ extension
The chancellor will lay out a package of measures designed to stem rise in unemployment as furlough ends
Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot
03, Oct, 2021 @9:30 PM
‘Missing workforce’ could ease Britain’s labour market crisis
Vacancies are at record levels, so why are millions of people looking for jobs and what can be done to help them?
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
02, Oct, 2021 @3:00 PM
Furlough was an effective bridge, but many have yet to cross the Covid chasm
Analysis: mismatches between high-vacancy sectors and those receiving emergency support belie Sunak’s trust in market forces
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
02, Oct, 2021 @3:00 PM
What the government has to do to get the economy moving again
Ministers must sit down with businesses to work out a recovery plan to stop Britain’s economy falling into recession
Shevaun Haviland
01, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Covid cases rise as UK schools return and furlough scheme ends
Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators also finds record inflation and travel nearing pre-Covid levels
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
01, Oct, 2021 @4:52 AM
UK’s new £500m winter hardship fund branded as ‘sticking plaster’
Charities and Labour call grants for struggling families an ‘11th-hour bid to save face’ as furlough and benefit cuts loom
Patrick Butler and Jasper Jolly
30, Sep, 2021 @10:53 AM
Ditching furlough scheme will add to UK’s economic woes, warn unions and firms
Rishi Sunak criticised for cutting off wage-subsidy lifeline that still supports over a million jobs
Larry Elliott and Richard Partington
29, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
Tell us: how will you or your business be affected by the ending of the UK furlough scheme?
We’d like to hear from employers and employees what the end of the furlough scheme will mean for their jobs and businesses
Guardian community team
29, Sep, 2021 @11:42 AM
Fears for 1 million furloughed staff with Sunak set to finally end scheme
After the success of the chancellors’s £70bn programme, there is uncertainty about the future direction of the economy
Larry Elliott
25, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
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