Already, since the request by the government for UK businesses to work from home, we have seen an 80% drop in revenue and expect this to reduce further as clients choose to furlough their remaining teams.

Talk Staff continues to provide essential services to employers of varying sizes, giving important HR advice to those having to make difficult decisions about their people and supporting businesses with much-needed payroll processing - including reclaiming cash from HMRC once their systems go live.

Like others in our sector, we will receive similar or less financial support than businesses that are currently closed but have higher costs as we continue trading and do it because we are an important part of a wider ecosystem.

We believe that our services are one of the major keys to keeping our economy moving and without the support we provide, over 100 employers would be unable to pay their employees each month.

Today, I’m calling on all influential business voices across the UK to begin petitioning the government and asking them to consider the importance of businesses just like ours and look at how it can better support essential services that are keeping the economy moving forward.

Please show your support by signing our petition.

We’re not interested in making a profit right now, we simply wish to breakeven and continue to support our clients.