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paininthe in reply to @deleted

Businesses are totally exploiting the Government's Job Protection Scheme and using it as a way to furlough employees that they wouldn't have made redundant or let go because their re-recruitment cots/effort were too high. Now they are getting 80% of their salaries back and using that money to protect their cash positions.

Easy Jet and Virgin both doing that, who knew...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52085701

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kboy in reply to @paininthe

Isn't this to take the strain of the NHS? In Sweden SAS is doing the same with their cabin staff

Makes complete sense to me. They don't have a job to go to but are qualified to help out at hospitals, why wouldn't they?

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paininthe in reply to @kboy

Isn't this to take the strain of the NHS? In Sweden SAS is doing the same with their cabin staff

Makes complete sense to me. They don't have a job to go to but are qualified to help out at hospitals, why wouldn't they?

It was the speed at which they laid staff off originally, now using the company name in a positive vain and getting credit and us picking up the bill.

Of course it is a good thing, but if publicised as "Laid off staff from Virgin and Easy Jet volunteer for Nightingale" has a more positive ring.

When i see Branson giving something back to the NHS instead of taking it i'll be happier

Last year, it won a cash settlement from several NHS trusts when it took court action over a children’s services contract in Surrey, with details of the £2m payout only revealed recently in their accounts.

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