Many workers say they are being made to continue doing non-essential work, despite government advice.
"We don't feel the conditions we have to work under are safe, we weren't given any protection from the Post Office. No hand sanitiser, gloves, no aprons or anything, we had to source them ourselves."
Many firms"do not know whether to stay open or to close", the director general of the CBI business organisation Carolyn Fairbairn said. However, from construction workers to front-line shop staff, many have expressed anger at being made to continue doing work that feels inessential or unsafe. "I tell customers not to come in unless they have to, to keep two-metres apart, but the message isn't getting through. It is putting lives at risk."
This is despite the fact that the government has agreed to pay 80% of payrolled employees' salaries, up to £2,500 a month, if they are furloughed.
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