Employment capacity retention due to COVID-19 in Africa 2021
According to a study conducted between February and March 2021, 54 percent of the African businesses that took part in the survey forecast that in 2021 there would be no employee lay-offs due to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Moreover, only 12 percent revealed that a net decrease in staff was expected (compared to 18 percent in 2020, mainly affecting small and micro companies). On the other hand, 23 percent of the businesses would employ even more employees.
