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The combination of staff shortages and supply-chain disruptions are pushing up price

Eight in 10 UK companies struggled to find workers last month despite many of them increasing wages, according to a survey that shows labor shortages are

Submitting... However, recent changes to the furlough scheme will see employers being asked to contribute 20% towards the salaries of those whose wages are currently being covered by the state. The support is slowly being tapered off as the Treasury prepares to end the scheme by October. In July, employers had to pick up 10% of their employees’ salaries, while Government support dropped from 80% to 70%. This will be reduced further to 60% from Sunday 1 August, with employers picking up 20% of the furlough pay in August and September. Out of 250 businesses with employees still on furlough, 1...

LONDON: Extra training is required to deal with the “many thousands” of redundancies being predicted as furlough support tapers off, the British Chamber of Commerce has said.A survey of...

‘Smart’ businesses will insist that staff returning to work are vaccinated, says Dominic Raab Minister also says vaccine passports for nightclubs are a good way to ‘coax and cajole’ young people into having Covid jab 29 July 2021 • 9:30pm Businesses should ensure their staff are vaccinated before returning to the workplace, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Dominic Raab, the First Secretary of State, said on Thursday that it was a "smart policy" for companies to insist on staff being double jabbed in order to come back to the office. A government source told The Telegraph ministers ...