According to an exclusive new study from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, the majority (53.2%) of Brits are worried about losing their job during the coronavirus pandemic.
For business leaders, decision-making during this time feels like a roll of the dice and the idea of workforce planning is seen as an impossible dream. But, could it be part of the answer for businesses to emerge healthier and more balanced into the future right now?
In response to the Chancellor’s announcement today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Neil Carberry, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:
Following discussion with HMRC and HMT the department of BEIS has provided further government guidance on furloughing of umbrella workers, which is intended to resolve the question around discretionary payment. This is as follows:
ONS labour market statistics, published this morning for the period between December 2019 and February 2020, show a steady jobs market but the situation is very different in reality, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned.