UK extends furlough scheme again amid fresh Covid lockdown and mass unemployment panic

The UK’s chancellor

The UK’s chancellor has extended the government’s job retention scheme until the end of March 2021, as Britain starts its second lockdown and fears of substantial job losses mount.

Rishi Sunak told lawmakers on Thursday that he would be extending the government’s furlough scheme, which gives companies the chance to place employees on a paid, temporary leave of absence, until the end of March 2021. 

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