The UK government unveiled a new plan recently to pay up to 80% of a worker's salary, covering up to £2,500 a month, the BBC reported.
"For the first time in our history, the government is going to step in and pay people's wages," chancellor Rishi Sunak said on Friday.
British officials said the policy could be retroactively applied, meaning business owners could rehire workers who had been laid off due to coronavirus — and grant them a leave of absence instead.
Sunak said the "unprecedented" measures will last for three months, but they could be extended if necessary.
In addition to the wage program, the British government has also given free cash grants to small businesses and deferred income-tax payments for six months.
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