Employers are being forced to “flip a coin” and choose between retaining or sacking workers because of the failures in a Tory scheme to save jobs, Labour has claimed.
The Opposition said the design of the Government’s new Job Support Scheme means it is more cost-effective for businesses where work has reduced to sack half their staff.
It came as a report warned that one in three working-age households in “Red Wall” constituencies are set to lose over £1,000 if the temporary boost to Universal Credit (UC) and Tax Credits expire next April.
Labour said its study suggested that, under the jobs scheme, employing two bar or restaurant managers part-time would cost £2,647 a month, made up of wage costs, employer’s National Insurance and
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