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Furloughed workers did not plug labour gap

Ministers failed to bring in butchers from overseas in time to avoid a labour crisis because they were expecting furloughed workers who had been laid off to fill the shortfall, according to Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association.

Abi Kay
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Furloughed workers did not plug labour gap

Ministers failed to bring in butchers from overseas in time to avoid a labour crisis because they were expecting furloughed workers who had been laid off to fill the shortfall, according to Nick Allen,...

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