Workers without degrees hardest hit by Covid-19 crisis - study

UK and Europe face growing inequality with layoffs hitting non-university educated

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Workers without a university degree will be hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis, raising fears of increasing inequality across Europe, where up to 59m jobs are at risk.

Nearly 80% of workers facing job insecurity - including cuts to hours or pay, temporary furloughs, or permanent layoffs - do not have a university degree, according to new research by the consultancy firm McKinsey.