Coronavirus: Premier Inn owner Whitbread to cut 6,000 jobs
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said that it could axe up to 6,000 jobs because of reduced demand resulting from the pandemic.
The group said the proposal would affect 18 per cent of its workforce in its hotel and restaurant brands, adding that it hoped that voluntary redundancy and lower contracted hours would make up a a "significant proportion" of the planned cuts.
Alison Brittain, chief executive of Whitbread, said: "With demand for travel remaining subdued, we are now having to make some very difficult decisions, and it is with great regret that today we are announcing our intention to enter into a consultation process that could result in up to 6,000 redundancies in the UK, of which it is hoped that a significant proportion can be achieved voluntarily."
