BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 13:21:00
Companies still running with reduced staff because of the pandemic, will have to pay 20% of workers' wages from today — as the government's furlough scheme continues to wind down. it'll stop completely at the end of september. our business correspondent, katy austin, reports. it's been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we're in the final two months of thejob retention scheme. the economy has been reopening, but nearly two million people were still furloughed at the end ofjune. receptionist ruby, who is 65... hi, ruby. hiya. ..has been on full or part—time furlough ...