The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Almost Two Million Workers Have Not Worked For At Least Six Months Of The Crisis

[IMG][/IMG] Almost two million workers were unemployed or fully furloughed in January - and had been for at least six months - highlighting the scale of lasting damage to the UK's labour force that will need to be addressed in the Budget, according to major new research published on 17 February 2021 by the Resolution Foundation. Long Covid in the labour market – supported by the Health Foundation – examines the state of the labour market during the current lockdown, the cumulative impact of the longer than expected crisis so far, and workers' prospects for the months ahead as the economy starts to recover. [Read Full Article]