Business News Round Up (21/05/2020)
Hospitality hardest hit as 85% of jobs lost in lockdown
Businesses in the hospitality sector have been the hardest hit …
Hospitality hardest hit as 85% of jobs lost in lockdown
Businesses in the hospitality sector have been the hardest hit …
UK jobless claims soar by a record 856,000 to 2.1m in April
The number of people claiming unemployment increased 69.1% …
Furloughing has saved 30 per cent of Scottish workforces who would otherwise have been made redundant
New research has revealed …
Economic impact could be hardest in northern Scotland
The North and North East will be among the hardest hit by …
UK economy shrinks at fastest pace since 2008 financial crash
The UK economy contracted 2% in the first quarter of …
‘Particularly difficult outlook’ for tourism, oil and gas in Scotland
Key sectors of Scotland’s economy could be facing a ‘particularly …