Wates to furlough 1,000 employees

By Dave Rogers2020-04-02T15:36:00

Move affects over a quarter of firm’s staff

Wates is the latest firm to furlough hundreds of employees with around 1,000 employees being put into the government job-saving scheme from next Monday.

The £1.6bn turnover contractor said the number represents just over a quarter of its staff and comes a day after Sir Robert McAlpine said it would furlough the bulk of its 2,000 staff.

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