News / FTA says Treasury needs to bring forward 'flexible furloughing' to this month

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The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that unless the government creates a more flexible furlough scheme sooner, the sector could face a wave of redundancies when the economy begins to recover.

FTA chief executive David Wells said today: “The furloughing scheme has been a lifeline for logistics businesses across the country, many of which have suffered a dramatic loss of all revenue, thanks to the shutdown in a number of sectors.

“But as the economy starts to return to normality, ...