Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Picture: contributed
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UK Government Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced extra measures to support workers and businesses throughout winter, including a furlough scheme extension paying 80 per cent of staff wages.
Kelly Dunn, MD of KD Recruitment Picture: contributed
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The UK Government has pledged billions of pounds more to help workers and businesses throughout winter.
The furlough scheme, extended across the UK until the end of March, pays 80 per cent of wages up to £2,500 a month. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme subsidises the wages of people who cannot do their jobs because their workplace is closed or there is no longer enough work.