In the past few days a string of major firms have announced they will be cutting staff of closing for good as a result of coronavirus.
Up until now, millions of jobs had been protected from the fallout of coronavirus by the furlough scheme - but with a firm end date for that now in sight employers are facing tough decisions.
So far this week easyJet and Upper Crust have announced up to 6,900 jobs could be lost between them, while high street chains Harvey's and TM Lewin went into administration.
Worryingly, they're not alone. Money expert Martin Lewis warned this could just be the start. "I'm afraid to say, due to the change in furlough coming on August 1st, I think hundreds of thousands of people - possibly a million - could face
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