Furlough & maternity leave | Redundancy questions HR might get asked

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, the jobs market has been crushed with sectors such as aviation and retail all facing mass job losses.

This has resulted in the UK entering is largest recession on record, which will likely see unemployment increase further by the end of the year once the UK Government’s furlough scheme comes to an end in October.

In fact, recent research from the CIPD revealed that around one-third of all UK-based employers are now expected to shed staff by October 2020.

Throughout the coronavirus crisis, many workers have faced the news that they are being made redundant due to the impact the pandemic has had on business.