UK ramps up jobs protection push with social security, pensions pledge

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ramp up its bid to slow a surge in unemployment caused by the coronavirus crisis by pledging public money to cover national insurance and pension contributions for companies which temporarily ask staff not to work.Britain's government has ordered the shutdown of much of the economy in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus, raising the prospect of a heavy hit to growth and the risk of mass job losses."The Chancellor will announce that the government will cover..