Labour backs calls for continued support for employers hit by Covid lockdown
North East England Chamber of Commerce and the Labour Party have both warned that ending government help too soon will cost jobs
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The Labour Party today launches a campaign calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide far more support for businesses suffering as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.
Radiographer, Sarah Bowyer, Sales and Services manager, Ross Huntley, Senior radiologist Victoria Finn and radiology Manger, Nicola Gregson-Maidwell with the covers A NORTH East hospital recently partnered with HMP Northumberland and Sodexo Justice, to produce much needed medical equipment covers and a boost in morale, thanks to the North East England Chamber of Commerce. Staff from Nuffield Health Tees Hospital were struggling to find suitable covers for ultrasound units, scanning machines and mobile trolleys, when the North East England Chamber of Commerce offered to help. The Chamber connected the hospital with Sodexo Justice Services’ senior contracts manager at HMP Northumberland, Keith Borthwick, who knew exactly which team to call on.
Official figures showed more than 200,000 workers lost their jobs in the three months to November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the unemployment rate reached five per cent in the quarter – the rate in the North-East is significantly higher at 6.4 per cent, confirming that the second lockdown has ripped through the UK jobs market. And experts warned that there would be further pain to come after the latest lockdown hammers the economy. Niamh Corcoran, policy adviser at the North East England Chamber of Commerce said: “Whilst the rollout of the vaccine offers a glimmer of hope, we remain firmly in the second wave of the pandemic.
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