Virus pandemic sees nearly 40,000 South Lanarkshire workers furloughed

school in August after lockdown.The Scottish Government is examining safety options which would keep classes or whole year groups apart.It follows similar proposals unveiled by the UK Government for schools south of the border.Education Secretary John Swinney originally suggested schooling would resume on a part-time basis on August 11th.However, the ‘blended learning’ model, under which kids would be educated at home and in the classroom, was ditched after a parental backlash.Get all the top

H&M has announced plans to permanently shut 170 of its stores after accelerating closure plans in the face of coronavirus.

coronavirus clusters when they reopen after lockdown, one of the UK's top scientists has warned. England's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance says there is a danger of Covid-19 "superspreading" in pubs.

coronavirus infections. Cinemas, bars and other businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors are to be asked to record punters' names and phone numbers from when the lockdown further eases in England on Saturday.

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More than 10,000 workers in Motherwell and Wishaw have been put on furlough according to new figures.A total of 10,600 employees have been enrolled onto the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) since the scheme was launched.In neighbouring Airdrie and Shotts, which includes Newmains, 10,800 workers have been sat at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.A total of 2,100 of claims were also made in the UK parliamentary constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw to the Self-Employment Income Support

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THE wages of more than 50,000 workers in North Lanarkshire have been supported by the UK Government during Covid-19.Businesses in Lanarkshire as a whole have furloughed 81,000 jobs since the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) was launched in March.The self-employment income support scheme (SEISS), rolled out last month, has financially assisted 17,400 self-employed Lanarkshire residents – and paid grants worth £50.4 million in the region.A total of 41,800 people have been furloughed and

Christopher Vourlias South Africa’s Triggerfish has announced it’s setting up its first international studio in Galway, Ireland.The award-winning animation studio is a rising powerhouse behind projects like the Oscar-nominated Roald Dahl adaptation “Revolting Rhymes,” as well as the International Emmy-winning “Zog,” the British Animation Awards winner “The Snail and the Whale” (pictured), and the Rose d’Or-winning “The Highway Rat,” all produced by Magic Light Pictures.“To keep up with demand,

Macdonald Hotels has announced it could axe up to 1800 jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, sparking fears over the safety of jobs at East Kilbride’s Crutherland House.Bosses at the hotel chain last week confirmed it is in consultation with staff about plans to cut jobs across the group.The firm, who own 31 properties across Britain, insisted it had no option but to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.Deputy chairman Gordon Fraser said: “We had really hoped to avoid this very

coronavirus pandemic, a scientific adviser to the government has warned. Professor Clifford Stott predicts disruption on a scale not seen since the London riots of August 2011, if action is not taken by police to quell any potential unrest in neighbourhoods they serve.