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More than 10,000 British Airways workers being made redundant

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More than 10,000 British Airways workers are being made redundant, it has been confirmed.It is understood that 6,000 of the redundancies are voluntary and trade union Unite says a further 4,000 are compulsory. A spokesperson for British Airways said: "Our half-year results, published last week, clearly show the enormous financial impact of COVID-19 on our business. ...

Coronavirus: Debenhams makes some restaurant employees redundant

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Some restaurant employees at crisis-hit Debenhams say they will be made redundant at the end of the month.Staff say they will not receive redundancy pay from the company and will not have paid notice periods.They heard during a conference call on 28 May that administrators had decided to close a majority of store cafes.Debenhams said it was pursuing a "leaner and more flexible operating model" to help it adapt to changes in the retail industry.The company fell into administration for the second time in a year in April.Catering staff were told in an email that, because they were losing their job on 31 May, they were no longer eligible for the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme that pays 80% of salaries.In one email seen by the BBC, staff were to...

'I've been made redundant five times'

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By James Graham & Daniele Palumbo & Kate McGough Radio 5live, Data Journalist, Breakfast TV Media playback is unsupported on your device John Brailsford lost his job at Carpetright, in Wigan, after the chain decided to close nearly a quarter of its 400 shops. It was his fifth redundancy in a 40-year retail career, which has meant he's often had to take a demotion to find another job.He's one of an estimated 40,000 people who have been affected this year by upheaval on the High Street, according to BBC 5 Live's Wake Up To Money, which has been tracking the raft of business failures and shop closures since January.'Update CV' "The first time it happened was an absolute disaster and I just learned to take a step back, fin...