Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox As the furlough scheme comes to an end many workers who have been off due to the pandemic face the prospect of losing their job.
Workers in Greater Manchester look set to be affected by the ending of the government support scheme - with 68,200 people in the region still on furlough as of August.
As employers now face a tough decision on whether they can afford to bring back staff it's estimated that up to 12,000 of those whose wages are currently supported by the Government could be facing redundancy. Read more: Universal Credit warning as £20 cut could see 1.5 million claimants struggle this winter Earlier on Thursday a government minister warned
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