Premier Inn company Whitbread to cut up to 6,000 jobs

The company owns Premier Inn (Picture: Getty)Up to 6,000 jobs are being cut by Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The group said the cuts would impact 18% of the total workforce across its hotel and restaurant brands, which also includes the Beefeater pubs and Brewers Fayre chains.It is hoping a ‘significant proportion’ of the job cuts will be made through voluntary redundancy and lowered contracted hours for some staff.Whitbread said the plans come a