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Experts warn up to 30,000 workers face jobs crash if furlough not extended

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Renfrewshire face a “devastating” jobs crash if furlough isn’t extended, experts have warned. The jobs retention scheme is due to end next month and, with a spike in virus cases across the region, Citizen’s Advice bosses believe a wave of redundancies is “inevitable”.The warning follows a series of high-profile job losses at Rolls-Royce, Glasgow Airport and Menzies Distribution - some of the area’s biggest employers.Currently, 28,300 of Renfrewshire’s workforce is furloughed - 33 per cent of the working population.However, Kay Taylor, manager of Renfrewshire Citizen’s Advice Bureau, fears the impact could be far greater if the UK and Scottish governments do not continue to support workers as further lockdowns loom.She said: “People are at.

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