Pizza Express to cut 1,300 more UK jobs on virus fallout

Oct 30, 2020 8:10 AM PHT

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Pizza Express to cut 1,300 more UK jobs on virus fallout

A Pizza Express restaurant is pictured in central London on September 11, 2019. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

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'Unfortunately, the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is again causing footfall to decline across the UK,' says Pizza Express managing director Zoe Bowley

Restaurant chain Pizza Express on Thursday, October 29, announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs as the United Kingdom hospitality sector is hit by regional lockdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave.

It is on top of 1,100 layoffs the company announced in August alongside the closure of tens of restaurants.

Pizza Express said that no restaurants would close under the latest round of job cuts.

“It is expected that 1,300 roles will be affected across all of the 370 Pizza Express UK restaurants,” Thursday’s statement said.

Zoe Bowley, managing director at Pizza Express added: “Unfortunately, the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is again causing footfall to decline across the UK.

“As this is expected to continue for some months, we sadly need to make changes that will impact more of our team members.”

Pizza Express said its city-center sites had been hit the hardest. – Rappler.com