<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Furlough Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:39 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Russia economy meltdown as industrial giants forced to furlough workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2119908_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Kremlin has been diverting cash towards fighting the war in Ukraine, but the rest of Russia is 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]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>unemployment,long-term, illness, disability, long-term</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/1813803_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1.3 million people claim illness affects their ability to work]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/1813803_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1.3 million people claim illness affects their ability to work]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform job centres need to give true support to those seeking help]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1809591_1.jpg"/><br><br>Job centres require complete reform because all they offer job hunters is "name-only support", a report warns.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Sarah O'Grady]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>job, market, reform, money</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1809591_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Job centres need new reform]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/1809591_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Job centres need new reform]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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It's called Quiet Quitting. It's a craze that started on TikTok, the same social media platform that encourages people who aren't disabled to pretend that they are in order to dodge airport queues. 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Business</category><media:keywords>britain jobs market, uk job market, uk employment, uk unemployment, ons employment stats, job vacancies, job market, wages, wages inflation, real wage decline, great resignation, andrew bailey salaries, andrew bailey inflation, staffing,business, economy, britain jobs market</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/22/590x/1566168_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employment has continued to rise since the end of furlough]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/22/237x141/1566168_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employment has continued to rise since the end of furlough]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job market 'thriving' with record number of employees, says Rishi Sunak]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/1552415_1.jpg"/><br><br>BRITAIN'S remarkable Covid recovery has seen a massive jobs surge, figures revealed yesterday. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:19:01 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Martyn Brown]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>UploadExpress, jobs, employment, unemployment, work, labour, job market,business, companies, economy, industry, markets, nation, politics, UploadExpress</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/1552415_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UK is the first European economy to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/1552415_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UK is the first European economy to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[New map pinpoints the most productive areas of the UK - how does YOUR home compare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1548369_1.jpg"/><br><br>MANY workers have been operating from home during the course of the coronavirus pandemic, with surprising effects on productivity. 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