The Labour party has called for the government to take urgent action to ensure that those who have been pregnant during the pandemic do not have their maternity pay wrongly docked.
Support for over-50s to retrain or gain a new qualification is needed to reduce long-term unemployment, a report has said, as it reveals the number of older workers who have fallen out of work has nearly doubled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The number of reports of furlough fraud made to HM Revenue and Customs rose by more than half between the end of June and 22 July, official figures have revealed.
The value of claims paid from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has reached £31.7bn, according to the latest data from HM Revenue and Customs.
The schemes designed to safeguard jobs and income for those unable to work during the coronavirus crisis have been adapted "as far as possible" and were "the right policies for the first phase of the crisis", chancellor Rishi Sunak has said in response to a report that criticised the gaps in support.
Funds claimed from the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be used to pay for notice periods that go above and beyond the statutory minimum.
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