Economics

U.K. Firms Plan to Cut 25% of Furloughed Workers in September

  • Survey of small companies finds lost cash flow taking a toll
  • Firms say it may take up to two years to get back to normal

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A quarter of furloughed workers in the U.K. are likely to lose their jobs when the government begins reducing the amount it pays out to those on the program in September, a poll of employers shows.