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COVID-19 | UK locations hit hardest by redundancy fears

UK locations hit hardest by redundancy fears

Over the last few months, redundancy news has hit headlines almost on a daily basis.

Many organisations, large and small, have sadly shed staff numbers due to the economic impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on business.

The National Trust, Cineworld, TSB and Greggs are just some examples of organisations that have made staff redundant, according to Business Live.

August research from the CIPD found that as many as one in three UK firms plan to slash jobs by October as the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) winds down.

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