End of Furlough

Money Box

BBC

Business

4.2 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, known as the furlough scheme is coming to an end and we'd like to hear what this means for your job or your business.

Are you able to work as you did before the pandemic, or will you be facing difficult financial and personal decisions?

What are the alternatives and potential solutions if staff or employers need or want to work differently?

Whether you’re running a small business or you’re an employee, e-mail [email protected] now and please include a phone number if you'd like to take part.

Joining Paul Lewis on the panel are:

Maya Alba-Heller, ACAS Adviser Hannah Thomas, Employment Solicitor, Markel Law

Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Diane Richardson Editor: Emma Rippon

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
0:06.5	I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:11.2	I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,
0:16.0	relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.
0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you.
0:33.6	So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
0:39.5	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:43.7	Hello, welcome to this Moneybox Live podcast with me, Paul Lewis.
0:47.8	This episode is about the end of furlough.
0:50.7	The remarkable scheme costs 70 billion pounds, but its last day is September the 30th.
0:56.4	It saved jobs, of course, and it saved businesses.
0:59.3	But for the million or so people still on furlough and their tens of thousands of employers, it is a very difficult time.
1:06.9	Many workers will already know their job has gone or will change.
1:10.4	Others will wonder what being back at work will be like,
1:13.3	and some will want the flexibility to work from home.
1:16.7	Many small employers will have done the sums
1:18.7	and wonder how they can bear the cost of employing people.
1:22.3	Often people they know very well,
1:24.6	especially if they have to retrain them after 18 months away.
1:29.5	So today we look at the rights of workers if their job goes or their hours are changed
1:33.5	and at what help businesses can get as they struggle to return to normal.
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