Quarter of firms reveal they won't be able to top-up furloughed staff's salaries

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Quarter of firms reveal they won't be able to top-up furloughed staff's salaries
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ONE in four firms say they cannot afford to top-up furloughed workers’ salaries – in a chilling sign of how many more jobs could be lost this summer. A survey of almost 700 company directors …

ONE in four firms say they cannot afford to top-up furloughed workers’ salaries - in a chilling sign of how many more jobs could be lost this summer.

The findings from the Institute of Directors survey will pile pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his decision later this week over how much he will require employers to contribute to furlough workers beyond August. Less than one in ten firms said they wouldn’t bring anyone back part-time. The IoD called for as much flexibility as possible in the system in a bid to protect jobs.

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