News comes as Ellen DeGeneres allegedly leaves 'distressed' staff members in the dark

Beckham is also sacrificing her own pay

The company now believes it can navigate the Covid-19 crisis without drawing on government assistance

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) has warned that the board's decision to furlough staff has potentially "damaged the club's reputation" and "exhausted any future goodwill" from fans.

Tottenham reversed their decision to use the government's scheme to pay non-playing staff on furlough during the coronavirus pandemic after fierce public backlash.

Tottenham hope Monday's U-turn over furloughing staff will help break the deadlock in talks with their players over wage cuts.

Bournemouth have reversed their decision to furlough staff amid the coronavirus lockdown, the club has confirmed.

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.

Millwall have decided against furloughing their squad because players would be unable to follow club training programmes while on leave.

Arsenal have confirmed they are continuing to pay staff in full and do not currently intend to fall back on the government's furlough scheme during the Premier League shutdown.

Wigan Athletic's footballers have agreed to defer some of their wages during the coronavirus crisis, the Championship club confirmed on Thursday.

Citizens Advice claims cancer patients are among those having to go to work despite being eligible for the job retention scheme.

Parks and Resorts is Disney's largest division, responsible for 35% of its revenue in 2019. That reliance on gathering large groups of people in public lies at the heart of Disney's challenges right now.Dis

On Friday, Tesla braced its furloughed U.S. employees for at least another week of unemployment, wrapping up a wild week that included expletives and wild tweets from CEO Elon Musk.

As the economy reopens from the coronavirus shock, not all small business jobs held on Main Street will be coming back, not even by a long shot, according to the Q2 2020 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.

Employers who furlough their employees but cover the cost of health insurance may not be able to claim the employee retention tax credit. Lawmakers are now asking Treasury to change course.

Rishi Sunak promises gradual end to coronavirus wage subsidies as concerns grow

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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has held talks with nine of Britain’s union leaders to try to reassure them plans to phase out the government’s furlough scheme will be gradual and minimise the impact on unemployment.

In the run-up to an announcement next week about the future of the wage subsidy scheme, Sunak sought to dampen union concerns that the coronavirus support package would be brought to an abrupt halt at the end of June.

The Treasury cannot afford to spend £10bn a month indefinitely, but a cliff-edge end to Covid-19 wage subsidies is not the answer

What’s the safest way for Rishi Sunak to wind down his wage-support furlough scheme? Well, start by finding the correct language. The imagery in the current political talk about “weaning” businesses off an “addiction” is absurd.

When the chancellor introduced the coronavirus job retention scheme on 20 March, he said it was to “protect, as far as possible, people’s jobs and incomes”. There will be trouble if, less than two months later and with lockdown still in place, companies and their workers are portrayed as needy infants or addicts who should know better.

Three people react to the furloughing scheme put in place in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tripadvisor Inc. is implementing additional cost-cutting measures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the travel industry. In conjunction with the latest earnings report, Needham-based Tripadvisor revealed on Thursday it is furlough...

Rishi Sunak has vowed to avoid ‘cliff edge’ when programme ends next month

Treasury fears removing government support could trigger wave of redundancies

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer

First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 

Sharma signals tapering of scheme as Johnson prepares to announce road map out of lockdown

Less than 24 hours after it was reported that Uber was considering layoffs of 20% of staff, its big rival Lyft is announcing its own cuts. Today the company said it would be reducing employee count by 17%, working out to 982 employees, and furloughing an additional 288, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic […]

BuzzFeed plans to furlough 68 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures, according to a memo from CEO Jonah Peretti that was shared earlier by Variety. We’ve also obtained a copy of the memo, in which Peretti said the furloughs will affect the business, studios and administration teams. It sounds like the furloughs do not […]

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Barcelona rushed to furlough their non-playing staff before waiting to see if the season would resume and despite Lionel Messi and Co taking massive pay cuts.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.

Almost 200 people who work for the Prince of Wales have been furloughed as a result of the coronavirus crisis - but it won't cost the taxpayer a penny.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN McEVOY: F1 giants McLaren became the sport's first team to place staff on furlough, with their drivers volunteering to take pay cuts themselves.

Transport for London will place 7,000 staff on furlough from Monday to save an estimated £15.8million every four weeks, as a result of a huge reduction in passenger numbers.

EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: Racemail understands the historic organisation, which was formed in 1750 and has 15 British racecourse, has furloughed nearly two thirds of its workforce.

The former Spice Girl, is to claim what could amount to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to pay a quarter of her employees under the Government's job retention scheme.

The former Spice Girl, is to claim what could amount to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to pay a quarter of her employees under the Government's job retention scheme.

Piers Morgan slammed Victoria Beckham's decision to furlough 30 of her workers, as the Culture Secretary said UK businesses should only use the taxpayer-funded scheme if they have to.

The Spice Girls star, 46, is said to be having the 'worst week' following criticism for using the government bail-out scheme despite her family's staggering fortune of £335 million.

Victoria Beckham is advertising for a new social media manager - despite furloughing 30 staff members earlier this week, it has emerged today.

Last Sunday was the third and final day of Victoria Beckham's extended 46th birthday celebrations. Already she had enjoyed a 'virtual' party hosted by a celebrity DJ friend and broadcast on Instagram.

The fashion designer, 46, shared the group photo in which she stood beside husband David and sister Louise Adams.

It was revealed this week that Ed will be using his personal fortune to prop up his bar Bertie Blossoms in west London and the staff there, instead of furloughing them so their wages are subsidised.

A representative has confirmed the musician,29, worth £170 million, will not reclaim 80 per cent of wages from the government amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Victoria Beckham, pictured, has reversed a decision to seek a taxpayer bailout for her fashion firm by furloughing 30 staff which would have cost the taxpayer £150,000.

Victoria Beckham has shared a defiant selfie following the shock reverse of her decision to furlough her staff.

Items from Victoria Beckham's designer fashion label have appeared on Net-A-Porter discount site The Outnet for up to 70 percent off.

Victoria Beckham was met with public backlash following her decision to furlough her staff last week.

ReutersThe Labor Department reported on Thursday that 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in the week that ended April 11.More than 22 million jobless claims were filed over the last four weeks, setting a record for that period of time. Still, more than 47 million Americans could lose their jobs in the second quarter as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.If you were recently laid off or furloughed, or suspect you may be soon, here's what human resources and retirement experts want you to know. For example, you should know where to access your state's unemployment application and make sure to ask your employer about health insurance benefits. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Mass layoffs and furloughs