coronavirus as of March 2020, with 28.5 percent advising that they have decreased working hours. By contrast, almost ten percent of businesses surveyed had actually increased working hours, with 4.9 percent recruiting for short-term positions.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 16, 2020). Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 ." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures Taken by Businesses to Manage Workforce as a Result of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United Kingdom in March 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Measures taken by businesses to manage workforce as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United Kingdom in March 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109666/coronavirus-actions-taken-by-businesses-in-the-uk/