It is hoping a "significant proportion" of the job cuts will be made through voluntary redundancy and lowered contracted hours for some staff. "We expect a significant proportion of these redundancies to be achieved voluntarily. Despite improvements, the hotel and restaurant chain said UK sales were 38.5% down in August. Whitbread said, since reopening, demand was strong in seaside and tourist locations in the UK, with hotels almost 80% full during August. But demand remained subdued across the rest of the hotel market, particularly in London and metropolitan areas as international tourists stayed home.

Source: Daily Mirror September 22, 2020 06:34 UTC