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Efforts to recoup billions in wrongly claimed furlough cash ‘woeful’, claim MPs
The Public Accounts Committee report on Covid employment support said HMRC was too slow to tackle problems in the design of the schemes.
Beannchor reports £5m Covid support in first full year trading under the pandemic
ONE of the north’s biggest hospitality groups has detailed how government support, including £3.
Theatre chief calls on Government to help ‘already fragile industry’
The sector has been hit by a series of Covid-forced show cancellations.
Ulster Carpets is financially floored again as furlough proves its saviour
CRAIGAVON-headquartered Ulster Carpets has been financially floored for a second year running as customers in its key markets in hospitality and cruise ships simply stopped buying.
No sign of furlough cliff edge, but Northern Ireland faces new cost of living crisis
THERE was little sign of a surge in redundancies in the run up to the end of furlough, but a new ‘cost of living crisis’ could push more people in Northern Ireland into the ‘working poor’ status.
Furlough: 30,000 still on government support scheme at end of August
AROUND 30,000 people were still furloughed in Northern Ireland at the end of August, according to the latest official figures.
What employers need to think about now furlough has ended
WITH the furlough scheme having come to end after some 18 months, what can employers and employees now expect? At the end of July there were still an estimated 1.
Now's the ideal time to review your business insurance policies
THERE’S no doubting that the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme provided a lifeline for thousands of businesses in Northern Ireland as the pandemic threatened to sink many companies.
Sectors plea for executive 'clarity' as furlough finally ends but restrictions remain
SECTORS crucial for the north's economy are at a "critical" juncture with the ending of furlough it has been warned, as business leaders call for a summit with ministers to protect livelihoods.