Boris Johnson’s Brexit Problem: An Army of Workers Off Work
- Many company staff handling preparations are on furlough
- Businesses are ill-prepared for break with EU at end of year
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Britain’s flagship job support program may have dulled the economic pain of the coronavirus crisis, but it is storing up a future problem for Prime Minister Boris Johnson: with many employees furloughed, businesses haven’t got enough staff to prepare for Brexit.