It said the two government initiatives do not make it sufficiently profitable for firms to preserve 'viable' jobs - jobs that would likely return once restrictions have lifted. This means only one in 10 workers - equivalent to 230,000 - currently on furlough could benefit from the current job support schemes. "A design change to employment support schemes could save hundreds of thousands of viable jobs and hugely improve value for money. "But a far larger number of people are being abandoned by government due to the flawed design of the Job Support Scheme. We estimate that only one in 10 workers in viable jobs will be supported by this scheme.

Source: Daily Mirror October 12, 2020 09:22 UTC