Youngest and oldest bearing brunt of crisis largely caused by coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost three-quarters of a million jobs have been lost from company payrolls since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, with the youngest and oldest workers bearing the brunt of the employment crisis.Paid employment dropped for the fourth successive month in July, though the number of employees losing their jobs began to slow, according to official figures. Continue reading...
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