The National Trust has become the latest organisation to announce redundancies in the wake of a second outbreak - with hundreds more firms expected to follow as the Chancellor closes the door on the coronavirus job retentions scheme
17:28, 08 Oct 2020Updated 12:34, 09 Oct 2020
Tens of thousands of redundancies have been made since the crisis hit the UK in March(Image: Getty Images Europe)
Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost since the pandemic hit the UK in March - with the government's lockdown triggering redundancies in almost every sector.
On Thursday, equipment-for-hire firm HSS announced 300 losses, while the National Trust placed 1,400 more workers on consultation.
It comes amid an ongoing row between unions and British Airways over 12,000 proposed cuts as the aviation sector continues to be hammered by the coronavirus crisis.
On Thursday, MAG, which owns Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted airports warned of almost 900 cuts as it revealed passenger numbers have fallen 90% this year.
The latest announcements come as charities warn of a sharp rise in redundancy enquiries as the Chancellor prepares to close furlough to pave way for a new part-time support scheme.
Thousands of British Airways workers have been told they may not have a job next year(Image: Getty )
It's expected to trigger another mass of cuts as many sectors including theatres and sports venues remain closed.
Citizens Advice said it's received more than 25,000 calls from concerned workers since March.
Acas, the CBI and the TUC have now warned employers to only make redundancies as a last resort after exhausting all alternatives.
They said in a joint statement: "Faced with making quick decisions in a fragile economic environment, it can feel as if there are no good answers. No one wants to deliver bad news; and losing people or being made redundant is traumatic, especially for workers and their families.
"Across our networks and members, we have seen joint decisions to save jobs based, for example, upon more part-time working, cuts to overtime, alternative roles, and retraining.
"When employers, unions and employee representatives work together, solutions can often result in retaining loyal skilled staff, and help avoid the costs of redundancy, employment tribunals and recruitment when the economy recovers."
If you're worried about your job, we've got a full guide on your redundancy rights, here.
Major firms that have cut jobs since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
October 8 - National Trust - 1,458
October 8 - HSS Hire - 300
October 7 - Manchester Airport Group - 892
October 7 - Greene King - 800
October 6 - Virgin Money - 400
October 6 - Vp - 150
October 5 - Cineworld - 5,500 (many cuts likely to be temporary)
September 30 - TSB - 900
September 30 - Shell - 9,000 worldwide
September 29 - Ferguson - 1,200
September 22 - Wetherspoon - 400 to 450
September 22 - Whitbread - 6,000
September 18 - Investec - 210
September 15 - Waitrose - 124
September 14 - London City Airport - 239
September 9 - Lloyds Bank - 865
September 9 - Pizza Hut - 450
September 4 - Virgin Atlantic - 1,150
September 3 - Costa - 1,650
August 27 - Pret a Manger - 2,800
August 26 - Gatwick Airport - 600
August 25 - Co-operative Bank - 350
August 20 - Alexander Dennis - 650
August 18 - Bombardier - 95
August 18 - Marks & Spencer - 7,000
August 14 - Yo! Sushi - 250
August 14 - River Island - 350
August 12 - NatWest - 550
August 11 - InterContinental Hotels - 650 worldwide
August 11 - Debenhams - 2,500
August 7 - Evening Standard - 115
August 6 - Travelex - 1,300
August 6 - Wetherspoons - 110 to 130
August 5 - M&Co - 380
August 5 - Arsenal FC - 55
August 5 - WH Smith - 1,500
August 4 - Dixons Carphone - 800
August 4 - Pizza Express - 1,100 at risk
August 3 - Hays Travel - up to 878
August 3 - DW Sports - 1,700 at risk
July 31 - Byron - 651
July 30 - Pendragon - 1,800
July 29 - Waterstones - unknown number of head office roles
July 28 - Selfridges - 450
July 27 - Oak Furnitureland - 163 at risk
July 23 - Dyson - 600 in UK, 300 overseas
July 22 - Mears - fewer than 200
July 20 - Marks & Spencer - 950 at risk
July 17 - Azzurri Group (owns Zizzi and Ask Italian) - up to 1,200
July 16 - Genting - 1,642 at risk
July 16 - Burberry - 150 in UK, 350 overseas
July 15 - Banks Mining - 250 at risk
July 15 - Buzz Bingo - 573 at risk
July 14 - Vertu - 345
July 14 - DFS - up to 200 at risk
July 9 - General Electric - 369
July 9 - Eurostar - unknown number
July 9 - Boots - 4,000
July 9 - John Lewis - 1,300 at risk
July 9 - Burger King - 1,600 at risk
July 6 - Pret a Manger - 1,000 at risk
July 2 - Casual Dining Group (owns Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge) - 1,909
July 1 - SSP (owns Upper Crust) - 5,000 at risk
July 1 - Arcadia (owns TopShop) - 500
July 1 - Harrods - 700
July 1 - Virgin Money - 300
June 30 - Airbus - 1,700
June 30 - TM Lewin - 600
June 30 - Smiths Group - "some job losses"
June 25 - Royal Mail - 2,000
June 24 - Jet2 - 102
June 24 - Swissport - 4,556
June 24 - Crest Nicholson - 130
June 23 - Shoe Zone - unknown number of jobs in head office
June 19 - Aer Lingus - 500
June 17 - HSBC - unknown number of jobs in UK, 35,000 worldwide
June 15 - Jaguar Land Rover - 1,100
June 15 - Travis Perkins - 2,500
June 12 - Le Pain Quotidien - 200
June 11 - Heathrow - at least 500
June 11 - Bombardier - 600
June 11 - Johnson Matthey - 2,500
June 11 - Centrica - 5,000
June 10 - Quiz - 93
June 10 - The Restaurant Group (owns Frankie and Benny's) - 3,000
June 10 - Monsoon Accessorise - 545
June 10 - Everest Windows - 188
June 8 - BP - 10,000 worldwide
June 8 - Mulberry - 375
June 5 - Victoria's Secret - 800 at risk
June 5 - Bentley - 1,000
June 4 - Aston Martin - 500
June 4 - Lookers - 1,500
May 29 - Belfast International Airport - 45
May 28 - Debenhams (in second announcement) - "hundreds" of jobs
May 28 - EasyJet - 4,500 worldwide
May 26 - McLaren - 1,200
May 22 - Carluccio's - 1,000
May 21 - Clarks - 900
May 20 - Rolls-Royce - 9,000
May 20 - Bovis Homes - unknown number
May 19 - Ovo Energy - 2,600
May 19 - Antler - 164
May 15 - JCB - 950 at risk
May 13 - Tui - 8,000 worldwide
May 12 - Carnival UK (owns P&O Cruises and Cunard) - 450
May 11 - P&O Ferries - 1,100 worldwide
May 5 - Virgin Atlantic - 3,150
May 1 - Ryanair - 3,000 worldwide
April 30 - Oasis Warehouse - 1,800
April 29 - WPP - unknown number
April 28 - British Airways - 12,000
April 23 - Safran Seats - 400
April 23 - Meggitt - 1,800 worldwide
April 21 - Cath Kidston - 900
April 17 - Debenhams - 422
March 31 - Laura Ashley - 268
March 30 - BrightHouse - 2,400 at risk
March 27 - Chiquito - 1,500 at risk.