Analysis

April 22, 2020

Furloughing: What's going on?

In many European countries around 50% of startups have put staff on temporary leave. But will these employees ever come back?


Amy Lewin

10 min read

Cathy White, founder of London-based communications agency CEW Comms

Not a day goes by without yet another announcement that a US startup is laying off hundreds of staff. 

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Roles at larger high-growth businesses in the UK are slightly more at risk than those at smaller companies, found Beauhurst.
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Deborah McGargle, chief legal officer at SeedLegals.
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Photo of Amy Cunnigham, senior consultant at law firm Humphreys
Amy Cunnigham, senior consultant at law firm Humphreys
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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