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Butlin's could lay off 10,000 jobs without aid | Butlin's could lay off 10,000 jobs without aid |
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Holiday park operator Butlin's has said it will have to lay off 10,000 seasonal workers if it does not get enough state aid to pay their wages. | Holiday park operator Butlin's has said it will have to lay off 10,000 seasonal workers if it does not get enough state aid to pay their wages. |
The boss of Bourne Leisure, which owns 50 Butlin's, Haven and Warner parks, has approached the government for help. | The boss of Bourne Leisure, which owns 50 Butlin's, Haven and Warner parks, has approached the government for help. |
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce an employment and wage subsidy package later on Friday. | Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce an employment and wage subsidy package later on Friday. |
Bus operators have also warned that "tens of thousands" of jobs could go within weeks . | |
The Confederation of Passenger Transport, which represents bus companies including Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead, National Express, and Stagecoach, said the lay offs would come unless the government agreed an immediate £1bn rescue package. | |
Supermarkets recruit | |
Earlier this month, Butlin's temporarily closed all its resorts. | Earlier this month, Butlin's temporarily closed all its resorts. |
As first reported by Sky News, Paul Flaum, chief executive of the privately-owned Bourne Leisure Group, which owns Butlin's, has told the government that the entire seasonal workforce could be laid off. | |
However, while many companies are struggling, supermarket chains Aldi, Asda and Lidl have all said they will hire thousands of people whose jobs have been affected by coronavirus. | |
Aldi announced it was looking to fill 5,000 new temporary posts and take on 4,000 permanent new workers for jobs in all its stores and distribution centres. | |
Asda said it wanted to recruit more than 5,000 temporary staff from among people whose jobs have been impacted by the virus. | |
And Lidl said it would create about 2,500 temporary jobs across its 800 stores in the UK. | |
The German discount chain said it was hiring to "help with an extremely busy time for stores". | |
Supermarkets have been overwhelmed by a wave of panic-buying as shoppers rush to stock up amid the coronavirus pandemic. | |
Lidl GB chief executive Christian Haertnagel said staff were doing an "incredible job at keeping our shelves stocked, and serving communities during an extremely challenging period". | |
"Temporarily expanding our teams is one way we can help support our colleagues and customers, whilst providing work to those that have had their employment affected by the current situation." |