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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Westminster must reintroduce furlough so Scotland can take protective measures against omicron, Greens say

WESTMINSTER must urgently reintroduce furlough so that Scotland can take protective measures against omicron while protecting jobs, the Scottish Greens said today.

It echoes trade union calls in today’s Star for a temporary job retention scheme to protect workers from the new variant.

Green politicians in Holyrood say funding is needed to support workers and businesses already suffering due to a significant loss in trade and closures caused by local outbreaks. 

MSP Gillian Mackay said this would also allow devolved governments to take public safety measures to stop the spread of the new strain of the virus.

Ms Mackay said: “The UK government has an utterly chaotic approach to Covid, with confusing messages undermined by the Prime Minister himself failing to follow the rules.

“Omicron is spreading fast and the UK government must recognise the clear risks to vulnerable people and act decisively.”

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