Thousands of people face being furloughed again as new lockdowns are imposed around the UK. But many say that the furlough pay the government is now handing out – 67% of wages – is too little.
Manchester-based chef Warren Johnson was furloughed in March and was grateful for the government paying 80% of his salary. However, he says, the new level of furlough pay would be too little to live on.
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Mark Derry, executive chairman of Brasserie Bar Co, which owns the Brasserie Blanc chain of restaurants and whose chef patron is Raymond Blanc, told the BBC that while trading was holding up well, costs were rising which means it would have to raise prices for diners.
