One in five UK workers now on furlough

Marian McHugh
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Over six million employees from 800,000 companies currently on furlough, according to HMRC

Nearly a quarter of the UK's private sector workforce has been furloughed, according to data from HMRC. The department tweeted that over six million workers from 800,000 companies have been furl...

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