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04-Feb-21, 22:40
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

4 Million Employees Were Furloughed In November And December




Managing transition out of the furlough scheme will be key to keeping down unemployment The number of employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) increased by 1.7 million between the end of October and mid-November to 4.1 million, according to new HMRC data, while furloughing rates only fell slightly to 3.8 million in December even as restrictions eased, the Resolution Foundation last week. The data illustrates just how vital the JRS has been in protecting incomes during the crisis. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/13161)]