Whitbread is set to significantly reduce the number of job cuts it proposed in September, suggesting the furlough extension and recent vaccine hopes could soften the employment crisis in hospitality.
Over 400,000 jobs in the UK events industry could be lost by the end of the year according to a survey carried out by online event planning platform Feast It.
Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator Whitbread is to cut up to 6,000 jobs across its hotel and restaurant brands after a collapse in sales caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has launched a 'jobs board' to support those in the industry who have lost their job and are seeking new employment.
