{"id":16848,"date":"2020-09-22T10:48:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848"},"modified":"2020-09-23T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:49:32","slug":"wetherspoon-warns-of-450-job-cuts-at-its-airport-bars-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848","title":{"rendered":"Wetherspoon Warns Of 450 Job Cuts At Its Airport Bars In The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.55139219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.55139219.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.55139219-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Pub chain Wetherspoon has announced plans that could see it cut up to half of its jobs at pubs in six UK airports.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it had written to its 1,000 airport staff to warn them that between 400 and 450 of their jobs are at risk of redundancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision is mainly a result of a downturn in trade in these pubs, linked with the large reduction in passenger numbers using the airports,\u201d said John Hutson, the company\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should emphasize that no firm decisions have been made at this stage,\u201d he added, saying that Wetherspoon will listen to its staff to reduce the number of compulsory redundancies.<\/p>\n<p>The job cuts will take place at Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.<\/p>\n<p>Less than two months ago the company announced that it was planning to make between 110 to 130 head office workers redundant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWetherspoon is proposing to collectively consult with employees through an employment representative committee, which will be established for this purpose,\u201d Mr Hutson added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16848\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16848\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16848\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16848\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pub chain Wetherspoon has announced plans that could see it cut up to half of its jobs at pubs in six UK airports. 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