Back-to-office delay 'to harm retail and hospitality jobs'

Accommodation and food services accounted for the single largest number of people on the PUP, down by just over 2,000 people from last week, new figures show

Delays to the return to working in the office will harm the full recovery of retail and hospitality, a leading economist has warned.

Delays to the return to working in the office will harm the full recovery of retail and hospitality, a leading economist has warned.

Professor Kieran McQuinn at the Economic and Social Research Institute said the economy appears to be roaring ahead but that some sectors most exposed to the pandemic crisis will be scarred.