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Retail Workers Went Back To Work In July, But Over Two In Five Hospitality And Leisure Workers Still Furloughed

[IMG][/IMG] The number of furloughed workers has almost halved from its early May peak of 8.9 million to 4.8 million in late July, but hard-hit sectors like hospitality and leisure are still hugely reliant on the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) that is due to end in just six weeks' time, the Resolution Foundation said today (Friday) in the response to the latest HMRC data. The data shows that 4.8 million workers were furloughed on 31 July - the eve of employer contributions commencing - including 3.5 million workers who were fully furloughed and 950,000 who returned to work part-time. [Read Full Article]