The Resolution Foundation predicted that the jobs market will have a ‘bumpy ride’ when the Government scheme winds up at the end of the month.
Gary Smith, GMB General Secretary, said:
"The covid crisis has laid bare the terrible inequalities in the UK economy after a decade of cuts.
“A furlough cliff-edge will make a bad situation worse - increasing pay inequality and unemployment and making a farce of the Government's ‘levelling-up’ agenda.
"It will suffocate any economic recovery before it even gets going. Getting the UK back on its feet is a process - not an event.
"GMB is campaigning for proper sectorial support as the furlough scheme tapers off, value for our key workers, stronger and better rights at work and a proper industrial plan for jobs and investment in our forgotten communities. "
