Two-thirds of UK’s furloughed workers continued job in Covid-19 lockdown
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Male employees flouted government wage subsidy scheme more than women, survey reveals
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The majority of people who have been furloughed have carried on working during lockdown, with men significantly more likely than women to flout the rules of the scheme and work for their employer when they are not allowed to do so.
Working mothers have also felt more compelled to volunteer to be furloughed than working fathers, research shared exclusively with The Observer reveals.
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