Listen "Can Britain avoid mass-unemployment?"
Episode Synopsis
The Bank of England says unemployment could approach 10 per cent this year and as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is wound down, many economists are warning it could go even higher. With more than a quarter of the UK workforce already on furlough, what can be done to make sure they have jobs to go back to? David Aaronovitch examines the government’s options and hears who is most vulnerable. Contributors:Melanie Simms, Professor of Work and Employment at the University of GlasgowLaura Gardiner, Research Director at The Resolution FoundationAlan Manning, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics Tony Wilson, Director of the Institute for Employment Studies Producers: Beth Sagar-Fenton, Kirsteen Knight and Joe Kent.
Editor: Jasper Corbett.
Editor: Jasper Corbett.
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