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Gemma Walker, from Queensland, spent seven years in the grips of anorexia nervosa and bulimia before she began the 'ugly' but necessary recovery process to survive.
One part of the economy facing an uncertain future with furlough coming to an end is the travel industry. we can speak now to gemma walker, account manager at the tour operator, newmarket holidays who has been furloughed since the start of the pandemic. back to work this week? yes, back on monda , back to work this week? yes, back on monday. very — back to work this week? yes, back on monday, very excited. _ back to work this week? yes, back on monday, very excited. feeling - monday, very excited. feeling extremely lucky.— monday, very excited. feeling extremely lucky. one of the lucky one...
BBC News By Lucy Hooker image copyrightGetty Images Employers will have to shoulder more of the costs of furlough from Thursday as the government starts to wind down its flagship job support scheme. With about 1.5 million workers still on furlough, the change will affect thousands of firms across the country. Staff will continue to receive 80% of their wages, but employers will pay part of that for the first time. That could prompt layoffs, with older workers at greater risk of redundancy, according to one think tank. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the bill for employers keeping a memb...
Of people who've been unable to work during the pandemic. from today, firms have to start contributing towards their workers' pay before the scheme ends in the autumn. more than 11.5 million jobs have been on the scheme in total. it has cost more than £60 billion. nearly 2.5 millionjobs were still registered at the end of may, with 30% of firms still using the scheme. here's our economics editor faisal islam. in theory, the almost entirely empty offices that have become the norm over the last year or so will soon begin to fill up again. hi,jane. hiya, how are you? i'm good, thanks, how are yo...
Pippa was straight off the furlough scheme, back into herjob, prepping the new travel brochure. the travel industry in particular is on its knees, and without that cash injection from the government, i don't know where we would be. so, i certainly think that i wouldn't probably have a job. the latest figures show, however, that an increasing proportion of those left on furlough are older workers. there is a fear about how many won't be able to step back into theirjobs. faisal islam, bbc news. well, we can now speak to gemma walker from bradford, who's worked in the travel industry since she wa...