HR & COVID-19 | Industries laying off most staff revealed

Accommodation and food services, construction and transportation and storage are some of the UK industries reporting large-scale layoffs, new research has found.

Autonomy’s data – which shows the percentage of businesses by industry that responded to the Business Impact of Coronavirus Survey (BICS), stating they are laying off workers in the short-term – found that 52% of businesses within the accommodation and food services industries are laying off staff.