Coronavirus

Working hours, says the ONS, is a more telling measure of the economic picture than payroll numbers.

With so many updates and tweaks to the furlough scheme, businesses need to work hard to ensure they don't fall foul of the rules.

Seventeen-year-old women were more likely to be furloughed by their employers than any other employee, the latest Coronavirus Job Retention...

The number of NHS patients admitted for routine operations dropped by 82% in May, prompting doctors to warn of a...

The graduate hiring market is down by almost a third in some countries due to the coronavirus, the Institute of...

Unemployment could top 4 million by the end of the year, with 1.3 million people going straight from furlough into...

Online fashion retailer ASOS has announced it will repay the money it claimed under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme....

The government has no plans to force office workers to wear face coverings, the health secretary has said.
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One in five UK adults still feel “hopeless” as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, according to the charity the Mental...

Advice around whether people should return to offices remains conflicted, with Boris Johnson urging people to think about returning to...

Security company G4S is planning to cut more than a quarter of jobs in its cash handling business amid the...

As the first “crisis” phase of the coronavirus pandemic eases, but with the threat of a second wave still all...

John Lewis and William Hill thought to be unlikely to take advantage of scheme, but many other large firms still weighing it up.

Maria Miller's proposals aim to bolster rights of women on maternity leave, who are often considered an easy target for redundancy.

The coronavirus pandemic will make more people in urgent need of work and more employers desperate to stay in business,...