Almost half of UK businesses have made their staff work from home due to the outbreak of coronavirus as of March 2020, with 28.5 percent advising that they have decreased working hours. By contrast, almost ten percent of businesses surveyed had actually increased working hours, with 4.9 percent recruiting for short-term positions.
Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 16, 2020). Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 ." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures Taken by Businesses to Manage Workforce as a Result of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United Kingdom in March 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
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Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/