Redundancy

Fury as Abandon Ship staff made redundant despite assurances jobs were safe

07-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Staff working at two bars owned and operated by collapsed Scottish pub and bar group MacMerry300 have been made redundant despite recent assurances their jobs would be safe.

Mitchells & Butlers axes 1,300 jobs

26-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers has confirmed 1,300 staff have been made redundant as a result of the impact to trade caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Mitchells & Butlers set for closures

16-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers is to close up to 20 of its UK pub and restaurant locations.

Greggs to cut over 800 jobs as lockdown continues to hit sales

16-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Bakery chain Greggs is to shed more than 800 jobs as a result of the hit to sales caused by the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions.

PizzaExpress to axe another 1,300 jobs after trade plummets

29-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

PizzaExpress is to axe a further 1,300 from across its UK estate following a decline in footfall since September and poor city centre trade.

Pret to axe another 400 jobs as recovery stalls

16-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger will close a further six sites and cut around 400 more jobs after its recovery was hampered by a tightening of Coronavirus restrictions and rising case numbers.

Coronavirus restrictions pushes Marston's to axe over 2,000 jobs

15-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Pub and brewery group Marston's is to cut up to 2,150 jobs as a direct result of the impact caused by the Government's new Coronavirus restrictions.

Greene King set for pub closures with 800 jobs at risk

07-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Greene King is to close dozens of sites and axe hundreds of jobs following a slump in trade exacerbated by the Government’s 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses.

Night-time economy pleads for further support after curfew prompts mass redundancies

06-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

A perfect storm of strict operating restrictions and lack of targeted financial support has led to mass job cuts across the night-time economy.

Fuller’s to axe 'at least' 10% of workforce

01-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Fuller’s has said Government advice to work from home where possible means the pub company will have to lay off 'at least' 10% of its 5,000-strong workforce.

Wetherspoon to slash up to 450 jobs across airport portfolio

22-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

JD Wetherspoon is to cut nearly half of its airport workforce as the Coronavirus crisis continues to hammer demand for air travel.

'High levels of uncertainty' put 1,650 Costa jobs at risk

03-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Costa Coffee has warned up to 1,650 jobs are at risk of redundancy as a result of the ongoing impact on trade caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Wildwood operator Tasty cuts workforce by a third

18-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Wildwood operator Tasty says it has reduced its workforce by 32%, making a total of 284 staff redundant.

A third of furloughed hospitality staff 'at risk of redundancy', warns PricewaterhouseCoopers

23-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has warned that a third of furloughed workers in UK hotels, restaurants and cafes could lose their jobs by the end of the year.

Azzurri announces raft of closures and redundancies following pre-pack sale

20-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

The Azzurri Group is to close around 75 restaurants in its estate, with a loss of more than 1,000 jobs.

Pret confirms 30 site closures

06-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger has confirmed it is to close 30 of its UK sites as part of its plans to restructure the business.

Pret set for slew of closures (updated)

06-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger boss Pano Christou is expected to announce as many as 45 closures to the sandwich chain's c.450-strong UK estate, putting up to 800 jobs at risk.

SSP to cut more than half its UK workforce

01-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Food travel operator SSP is to make more than half its 9,000-strong UK workforce redundant, as the company struggles with the reduced passenger numbers caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.