“This is a cashflow crisis. The support initiatives are the big action businesses and self-employed people need. But to really work effectively and protect jobs, cash needs to come in quickly and be easy to access. The Chancellor should now turn his attention to ensuring supported loans are quickly available, businesses receive furlough cash quickly and the self-employed scheme can pay out before June. We will be working to make sure that this package supports the UK’s full flexible jobs market, including one million temporary agency and contract workers.”
Chancellors announcement on self-employed support: REC comment
Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Neil Carberry said:
