Four in ten firms added jobs after their Covid supports ended

Amongst the workers who received the PUP at some stage during the pandemic, six in ten were now working in a different sector

The type of support scheme had a strong bearing on whether an individual was in the same job after the pandemic. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Four in ten businesses that availed of a Government pandemic income support scheme had more employees on the payroll this year than before the pandemic.

According to a new report from the CSO, 39.2% of enterprises had a higher staff headcount in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of 2020 prior to the impact of Covid-19. The survey also found that a quarter (26.9%) of businesses that did not avail of a Government pandemic income support scheme had more payroll employment in Q2 2022.