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I think that's what they did in the UK and Europe, 80% of payroll covered

up to a certain threshold for furloughed employees, the employer reimbursed through a government grant. Don't know how that ended up comparatively and they're obviously shutting down again.

(In response to this post by DexterLake)

Posted: 11/25/2020 at 09:58AM

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