Monthly Archive: May 2020

The COVID-19 Series: Furlough and Childcare

One of the drawbacks with the furlough scheme from the outset is that it’s an ‘all or nothing‘ affair – there’s no option to reduce someone to, say, a half working week and the furlough scheme provide them with 40% of their salary. That would enable people to effectively job...

The COVID-19 Series: Harsh Economy

Forgive me for quoting a meme here, but this one I spotted on a friend’s timeline a few days ago sums things up fairly well. It’s from across the pond where things are (economically) a lot worse than here, without anything approaching the European furlough schemes, but the point remains...

The COVID-19 Series: Reopening Schools

This week, the UK Government has been advocating the opening of schools, but the Trades Union, as well as the British Medical Council have both raised objections at this stage. A few thoughts on that topic. Looking at safety in isolation for a moment – that is to say, excluding...