UK Business - https://dudleylive.co.uk Your Dudley. Your News. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://dudleylive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DUDLEY-32x32.jpg UK Business - https://dudleylive.co.uk 32 32 Rishi Sunak extends Covid job furlough scheme until March 2021 https://dudleylive.co.uk/rishi-sunak-extends-covid-job-furlough-scheme-until-march-2021/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:29:28 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14085 Latest U-turn follows growing pressure for more support to protect jobs and the economy as second wave hits

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]]> ‘I worry about the future’: workers fearful despite furlough extension https://dudleylive.co.uk/i-worry-about-the-future-workers-fearful-despite-furlough-extension/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:28:24 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=13997 Firms are scrambling to put staff back on the scheme but it is too late for those made redundant

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]]> ONS finds 2m people still on furlough days before scheme ends https://dudleylive.co.uk/ons-finds-2m-people-still-on-furlough-days-before-scheme-ends/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:14:35 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=13872 Findings come as chancellor is told new support measures not enough to protect jobs or firms

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]]> Coronavirus: UK workers to get two-thirds of wages if firms told to shut https://dudleylive.co.uk/coronavirus-uk-workers-to-get-two-thirds-of-wages-if-firms-told-to-shut/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:50:04 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=11905 Rishi Sunak announces new furlough scheme with PM set to outline ‘three-tier’ approach to local lockdowns on Monday

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]]> UK furlough scheme will fail to prevent 1m losing jobs, say experts https://dudleylive.co.uk/uk-furlough-scheme-will-fail-to-prevent-1m-losing-jobs-say-experts/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:49:56 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=10436 Young workers and those at the bottom end of the income scale will be the hardest hit

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]]> Rising number of Londoners looking for work outside capital, says job site https://dudleylive.co.uk/rising-number-of-londoners-looking-for-work-outside-capital-says-job-site/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:16:21 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=10351 Wave of ‘reverse commuters’ in prospect as number of jobseekers looking further afield jumps 27%

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]]> What is Rishi Sunak’s job support scheme and how will it work? https://dudleylive.co.uk/what-is-rishi-sunaks-job-support-scheme-and-how-will-it-work/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:48:50 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=10342 The replacement for the UK furlough scheme is similar to Germany’s Kurzarbeit

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]]> Treasury committee urges Sunak to rethink end to furlough scheme https://dudleylive.co.uk/treasury-committee-urges-sunak-to-rethink-end-to-furlough-scheme/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:48:16 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=9173 Report adds to pressure on chancellor to continue targeted support for struggling sectors

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]]> UK records biggest jump in transport use since pandemic began https://dudleylive.co.uk/uk-records-biggest-jump-in-transport-use-since-pandemic-began/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:43:19 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=8896 Rail station footfall up 12% on Monday compared with Friday, as workers and pupils return

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]]> Extend UK furlough or risk job cuts and loss of key skills, say manufacturers https://dudleylive.co.uk/extend-uk-furlough-or-risk-job-cuts-and-loss-of-key-skills-say-manufacturers/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:06:41 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=8818 Long-term competitiveness at risk if scheme ends for critical industrial sectors, says Make UK

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