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The politics of job retention schemes in Britain: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme

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The politics of job retention schemes in Britain: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme. / Wiggan, Jay; Grover, Chris.
In: Critical Social Policy, 07.04.2022, p. 026101832210865.

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Wiggan, J & Grover, C 2022, 'The politics of job retention schemes in Britain: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme', Critical Social Policy, pp. 026101832210865. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183221086515

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Wiggan, J., & Grover, C. (2022). The politics of job retention schemes in Britain: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme. Critical Social Policy, 026101832210865. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183221086515

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Wiggan J, Grover C. The politics of job retention schemes in Britain: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme. Critical Social Policy. 2022 Apr 7;026101832210865. Epub 2022 Apr 7. doi: 10.1177/02610183221086515

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Wiggan, Jay ; Grover, Chris. / The politics of job retention schemes in Britain : The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme. In: Critical Social Policy. 2022 ; pp. 026101832210865.

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