Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Thursday that government employees furloughed during the shutdown will receive paychecks by “early next week” or perhaps sooner.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had to furlough approximately 4,000 employees and is unable to advance certain important projects due to the government shutdown, with Administrator Lee Zeldin accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) of fighting “for a far-left activist base.”
A Washington, DC-area food bank serving federal workers impacted by the government shutdown ran out of items on Friday morning while people were still waiting in line — one day after House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) called suffering families a “leverage” to use against Republicans.
Dubai-owned P&O Ferries has sparked a political firestorm after deciding to fire its 800 British crewmembers in favour of foreign labour.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has said the furlough scheme was extended because “things might change”, suggesting that the UK might not see the full lifting of all coronavirus restrictions by June 21st.
LONDON (AP) — Mayors representing big cities in northern England have slammed the British government’s latest wage support package for employees in businesses that may be ordered to close as part of efforts to suppress local coronavirus outbreaks.
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top Treasury official is preparing to announce new plans to help workers hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
German researchers will give 120 people €1,200 a month for three years to see how their behaviour changes, after a study in Finland found that a similar experiment did not encourage unemployed Finns to find work.
More than three-quarters of Britons want the interests of the UK workforce to be put ahead of employers seeking cheap labour from overseas.
A report found that the economic fallout from the Chinese coronavirus pandemic will leave 11.7 million Britons out of work by the summer, as the Treasury warns that the national lockdown will have a permanent impact of the economy.
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is closing a dozen of its clinics and laying off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen will offer free meals to furloughed government workers and their families Monday afternoon.
