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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-27more like thismore than 2020-07-27
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Working Hours more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage and support firms in reducing working hours in an equitable manner while avoiding redundancies, on a model similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
uin HL7324 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-10more like thismore than 2020-08-10
answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are able to return to work in a manner that is sustainable and adjustable to the reopening of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore introduced flexible furloughing from 1 July. Firms can now bring back employees that have been furloughed for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants for the hours not worked, with no minimum furlough period.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that state support is slowly reduced and the focus shifts to getting furloughed employees back to work. As such, from August 2020, the level of the grant will be slowly tapered to reflect that people will be returning to work. Employees will continue to receive 80% of wages up to a cap of £2,500 when furloughed.</p><p>While other countries have announced similar schemes, the UK response remains among the most comprehensive.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-08-10T14:32:13.377Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-10T14:32:13.377Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this