Government support | What would a 'mini furlough' entail?

• Financial experts have urged the UK Government to reintroduce financial support for firms if Omicron strikes down parts of the economy.

• The Treasury has so far been reluctant to suggest it would add to the £69billion spent on furlough during the pandemic.

• But with fears of mass redundancies looming, and a new Covid strain spreading, should the Government look at a “mini furlough”, and what would this look like?

Rapidly rising cases of the COVID variant Omicron have sparked suggestions that the furlough scheme could make a comeback in some form.