Job losses: Major cuts since the start of Covid-19
Nearly 4,500 jobs have been lost in the UK only a few days into August as the furlough scheme there starts to wind down.
Here is a list of employers which have announced major job cuts since the start of the pandemic.
Major potential job losses announced since March 23:
August 4 β Dixons Carphone β 800
August 4 β Pizza Express β 1,100 at risk
August 3 β Hays Travel β up to 878
August 3 β DW Sports β 1,700 at risk
July 31 β Byron β 651
July 30 β Pendragon β 1,800
July 29 β Waterstones β unknown number of head office roles
July 28 β Selfridges β 450
July 27 β Oak Furnitureland β 163 at risk
July 23 β Dyson β 600 in UK, 300 overseas
July 22 β Mears β fewer than 200
July 20 β Marks & Spencer β 950 at risk
July 17 β Azzurri Group (owns Zizzi and Ask Italian) β up to 1,200
July 16 β Genting β 1,642 at risk
July 16 β Burberry β 150 in UK, 350 overseas
July 15 β Banks Mining β 250 at risk
July 15 β Buzz Bingo β 573 at risk
July 14 β Vertu β 345
July 14 β DFS β up to 200 at risk
July 9 β General Electric β 369
July 9 β Eurostar β unknown number
July 9 β Boots β 4,000
July 9 β John Lewis β 1,300 at risk
July 9 β Burger King β 1,600 at risk
July 7 β Reach (owns Daily Mirror and Daily Express newspapers) β 550
July 6 β Pret a Manger β 1,000 at risk
July 2 β Casual Dining Group (owns Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge) β 1,909
July 1 β SSP (owns Upper Crust) β 5,000 at risk
July 1 β Arcadia (owns TopShop) β 500
July 1 β Harrods β 700
July 1 β Virgin Money β 300
June 30 β Airbus β 1,700
June 30 β TM Lewin β 600
June 30 β Smiths Group β βsome job lossesβ
June 25 β Royal Mail β 2,000
June 24 β Jet2 β 102
June 24 β Swissport β 4,556
June 24 β Crest Nicholson β 130
June 23 β Shoe Zone β unknown number of jobs in head office
June 19 β Aer Lingus β 500
June 17 β HSBC β unknown number of jobs in UK, 35,000 worldwide
June 15 β Jaguar Land Rover β 1,100
June 15 β Travis Perkins β 2,500
June 12 β Le Pain Quotidien β 200
June 11 β Heathrow β at least 500
June 11 β Bombardier β 600
June 11 β Johnson Matthey β 2,500
June 11 β Centrica β 5,000
June 10 β Quiz β 93
June 10 β The Restaurant Group (owns Frankie and Bennyβs) β 3,000
June 10 β Monsoon Accessorise β 545
June 10 β Everest Windows β 188
June 8 β BP β 10,000 worldwide
June 8 β Mulberry β 375
June 5 β Victoriaβs Secret β 800 at risk
June 5 β Bentley β 1,000
June 4 β Aston Martin β 500
June 4 β Lookers β 1,500
May 29 β Belfast International Airport β 45
May 28 β Debenhams (in second announcement) β βhundredsβ of jobs
May 28 β EasyJet β 4,500 worldwide
May 26 β McLaren β 1,200
May 22 β Carluccioβs β 1,000
May 21 β Clarks β 900
May 20 β Rolls-Royce β 9,000
May 20 β Bovis Homes β unknown number
May 19 β Ovo Energy β 2,600
May 19 β Antler β 164
May 15 β JCB β 950 at risk
May 13 β Tui β 8,000 worldwide
May 12 β Carnival UK (owns P&O Cruises and Cunard) β 450
May 11 β P&O Ferries β 1,100 worldwide
May 5 β Virgin Atlantic β 3,150
May 1 β Ryanair β 3,000 worldwide
April 30 β Oasis Warehouse β 1,800
April 29 β WPP β unknown number
April 28 β British Airways β 12,000
April 23 β Safran Seats β 400
April 23 β Meggitt β 1,800 worldwide
April 21 β Cath Kidston β 900
April 17 β Debenhams β 422
March 31 β Laura Ashley β 268
March 30 β BrightHouse β 2,400 at risk
March 27 β Chiquito β 1,500 at risk.
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