Meeting 3

Britain’s travel industry has warned that job losses could reach 200,000 if the government does not provide a tailored support package for travel agents and tour operators to replace furlough.

Special assistance is needed because the removal of travel restrictions has come too late for the industry, which now faces rising costs as furlough is withdrawn.

From this week companies will have to pay up to £625 a month for furloughed staff. The scheme will end in October.

Save Future Travel Coalition, which represents 16 travel associations including Abta, said the rule changes came too late as people had already made their summer plans.

Blue-collar worker

 

A term used to describe a worker whose job involves primarily manual work. The term includes persons who are skilled in various trades (e.g. carpenter, welder) as well as unskilled or semi-skilled and maintenance workers. It should be contrasted with white-collar workers. Blue-collar workers are traditionally paid on a weekly, hourly or incentive basis.

White-collar worker

 

An office worker, a clerical, sales, semi-technical or professional worker, as well as a worker having minor supervisory functions, as opposed to a production or blue-collar worker.

Salary

 

The gross pay of a worker based on a specific annual amount irrespective of the hours actually worked. Salaries are traditionally paid fortnightly or monthly.

Wage

 

The payment in exchange for labour provided under a contract of employment. Wages are calculated according to time-rate or piece-rate systems. The gross wage is the wage before deduction of taxes and other authorized deductions.

Remuneration

 

Any form of payment for work performed. It generally includes all wage payments and non-wage benefits.