Tens of thousands of jobs in Greater Manchester 'at risk' as furlough scheme winds down
That's the prediction from employment law specialists Slater Heelis Solicitors as bosses across the region weigh up whether to bring staff back full-time, part-time or let them go.Slater Heelis reckon the toll for jobs could hit as many as 169,268 people as employers lose the financial support afforded by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The scheme, first introduced by the Chancellor in March to protect jobs during lockdown, has so far been used to save 384,700 jobs in the Greater Manchester region, with almost one in three employees put on the scheme by their employers.