Month: September 2020

Students have spoken of their worry and frustration at being trapped in their university halls, in a situation described by unions as “shambolic”. Up to 1,700 students at Manchester Metropolitan University and hundreds at other institutions, including in Edinburgh and Glasgow, are self-isolating following Covid-19 outbreaks. In Manchester students are being prevented from leaving by
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said it is “impossible” to predict how many jobs the government’s new wage subsidy scheme will save. The scheme, set to replace furlough, will see the government top up the pay of people unable to work full time. It aims to stop mass job
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The government is to top up the wages of workers covering up to a third of their hours for the next six months, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said. The new Jobs Support Scheme will replace the existing furlough scheme when it ends on 31 October. Mr Sunak set out his “winter economy plan” after the
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak will later unveil a plan aimed at minimising further unemployment as stricter Covid-19 restrictions come into force. The new measures are expected to replace the furlough scheme, which is set to expire next month. In July, around five million workers were still receiving some or all of their income through the scheme,
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