12 Thousand People Will Dismiss in England!

12 Thousand People Will Dismiss in England!

Gradual normalization steps that have been going on since 23 March in England were not enough to recover the economy. According to information, 12 thousand people working in many companies operating in the UK will be laid off. According to the announcements from the companies, such a decision was made because the retail stores were not so popular. The British economy reportedly contracted by 2.2 percent in the first quarter of this year. It is also among the information that this shrinkage in the country's economy was the hardest shrinkage experienced on a quarterly basis since 1979.

Companies That Will Dismiss Their Employees

The names of the companies that announced that they would dismiss some of their employees due to the economic crisis caused by coronavirus (Covid-19) and the number of employees they will dismiss as follows:

• Consulting company Accenture 700 people
• Virgin Money, Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, 300 people in total
• Harrods, one of the most famous luxury shopping malls in the world, 700 people
• Low-cost British airline EasyJet, a total of 2027 people, including 1300 cabin crew and 727 pilots
• Famous shirt brand TM Lewin 600 people
• Arcadia 500 people with Top Shop stores
• SSP Group, owner of restaurant chains such as Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza, 5 thousand people
• Airbus, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, has 15 thousand worldwide, 700 people in the UK

Also, retail chain John Lewis reported that he will close down some of its stores. Latest data in the UK; It shows that 612 thousand people lost their jobs and 9 million people benefited from the government's cash support during the quarantine process.