UK Government Corona Employment Support Measures New System Implementation Reduced Scale September 25, 5:32

As the coronavirus infection spreads again and the impact is expected to be prolonged, the British government has announced a new scheme to replace the current employment support measures that will expire next month.

However, as the scope of support is narrowed down and the scale is reduced, there is a view that the increase in unemployment is inevitable in the future.

In the UK, the government has taken over up to 80% of wages, up to £ 2,500 a month (about 330,000 yen in Japanese yen), for businesses that continue to hire employees who have lost their jobs due to the effects of the new coronavirus. However, this support measure will expire at the end of next month.



In response, British Treasury Minister Snak announced on the 24th that he would implement a new system for half a year starting in November.



The target is people who work more than one-third of their regular working hours, in which case the government will support 22% of wages.



However, the new system does not cover people who are on leave due to lack of work, such as a significant decrease in customers due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and the proportion of support will be significantly reduced compared to the past.



Treasury Minister Snak said the aim was to get businesses facing financial difficulties to work for a short period of time without dismissing them, while saying, "All businesses and all I can't save my job, "he said, explaining that it would be difficult to continue with the same support as before.



There is a view that the increase in unemployment will be unavoidable in the UK in the future, and there are concerns that the employment situation will worsen as the infection spreads again.