Workplaces will not 'return to normal' after the coronavirus pandemic, report warns

Coronavirus had killed the traditional 9 to 5, but the office will remain a key part of British working life, a new report has today claimed. In another day of news dominated by the coronavirus pandemic: Tories and Cabinet 'hawks' hit back at SAGE demands for national 'circuit breaker' lockdown as scientists brand PM's local Tiers plan 'worst of all worlds' and warn 107,000 lives could be lost - amid claims Boris is 80% certain to order move at half-term; Manchester and Lancashire could be forced into strictest Tier 3 lockdown by No.10 after meeting today as mayor Andy Burnham blasts government for 'piling on the pressure without negotiating'; The head of Oxford vaccine team warns facemasks and social distancing will be needed until next summer; Liverpool revellers enjoy their final night in the pub before the city is put into 'high alert' and venues shut for weeks; Boris Johnson joked 'Rule of Six' would be an excuse to 'not see the in-laws at Christmas' in gag that fell flat during Zoom call to Tory backbenchers; Academics claim a two-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown linked to half-term could save 'between 3,000 and 107,000 lives' by New Year after Keir Starmer demanded Boris Johnson take immediate nationwide action as deaths doubled in a week to 143; Pubs are closed across Europe as coronavirus cases on the continent reach their highest weekly levels since the start of the pandemic The survey figures, which come from a late September YouGov poll of 1,108 key decision makers at GB businesses, show 21 per cent believe they will have to axe around 10 per cent of their workforce ahead of the New Year. The data reveals nearly a fifth of education-based businesses could also make cuts of between 20 and 29 per cent of their workforce by the New Year, while a third of bosses at legal firms across the UK believe they will have to cut up to 10 per cent of their staff More than 10 per cent of UK hospitality chiefs say they could axe 50 per cent or more of their workforce by the end of the year, a YouGov poll has revealed. Across sectors, hospitality and leisure, an industry which suffered months of lost trade during the first coronavirus lockdown, has the most worrying figures But it was in the legal industry where most small cuts could be made, with 32 per cent of bosses saying they could axe between one and nine per cent of their workforce by the end of December In terms of regions, it was Wales and Scotland who both face the risk of biggest cuts, though West Midlands was the area for the most small cuts, according to the survey In Scotland, four per cent of business bosses said they could cut up to 50-59 per cent of their workforce, while 22 per cent said they could cut between one and nine per cent More than 10 per cent of UK hospitality chiefs plan to make 50 per cent or more cuts to their workforce, poll shows More than 10 per cent of UK hospitality chiefs say they could axe 50 per cent or more of their workforce by the end of the year, a YouGov poll has revealed. Sushi – 250 August 14 – River Island – 350 August 12 – NatWest – 550 August 11 – InterContinental Hotels – 650 worldwide August 11 – Debenhams – 2,500 August 7 – Evening Standard – 115 August 6 – Travelex – 1,300 August 6 – Wetherspoons – 110 to 130 August 5 – M&Co – 380 August 5 – Arsenal FC – 55 August 5 – WH Smith – 1,500 August 4 – Dixons Carphone – 800 August 4 – Pizza Express – 1,100 at risk August 3 – Hays Travel – up to 878 August 3 – DW Sports – 1,700 at risk July 31 – Byron – 651 July 30 – Pendragon – 1,800 July 29 – Waterstones – unknown number of head office roles July 28 – Selfridges – 450 July 27 – Oak Furnitureland – 163 at risk July 23 – Dyson – 600 in UK, 300 overseas July 22 – Mears – fewer than 200 July 20 – Marks & Spencer – 950 at risk July 17 – Azzurri Group – up to 1,200 July 16 – Genting – 1,642 at risk July 16 – Burberry – 150 in UK, 350 overseas July 15 – Banks Mining – 250 at risk July 15 – Buzz Bingo – 573 at risk July 14 – Vertu – 345 July 14 – DFS – up to 200 at risk July 9 – General Electric – 369 July 9 – Eurostar – unknown number July 9 – Boots – 4,000 July 9 – John Lewis – 1,300 at risk July 9 – Burger King – 1,600 at risk July 7 – Reach – 550 July 6 – Pret a Manger – 1,000 at risk July 2 – Casual Dining Group – 1,909 July 1 – SSP – 5,000 at risk July 1 – Arcadia – 500 July 1 – Harrods – 700 July 1 – Virgin Money – 300 June 30 – Airbus – 1,700 June 30 – TM Lewin – 600 June 30 – Smiths Group – 'some job losses' June 25 – Royal Mail – 2,000 June 24 – Jet2 – 102 June 24 – Swissport – 4,556 June 24 – Crest Nicholson – 130 June 23 – Shoe Zone – unknown number of jobs in head office June 19 – Aer Lingus – 500 June 17 – HSBC – unknown number of jobs in UK, 35,000 worldwide June 15 – Jaguar Land Rover – 1,100 June 15 – Travis Perkins – 2,500 June 12 – Le Pain Quotidien – 200 June 11 – Heathrow – at least 500 June 11 – Bombardier – 600 June 11 – Johnson Matthey – 2,500 June 11 – Centrica – 5,000 June 10 – Quiz – 93 June 10 – The Restaurant Group – 3,000 June 10 – Monsoon Accessorise – 545 June 10 – Everest Windows – 188 June 8 – BP – 10,000 worldwide June 8 – Mulberry – 375 June 5 – Victoria's Secret – 800 at risk June 5 – Bentley – 1,000 June 4 – Aston Martin – 500 June 4 – Lookers – 1,500 May 29 – Belfast International Airport – 45 May 28 – Debenhams – 'hundreds' of jobs May 28 – EasyJet – 4,500 worldwide May 26 – McLaren – 1,200 May 22 – Carluccio's – 1,000 May 21 – Clarks – 900 May 20 – Rolls-Royce – 9,000 May 20 – Bovis Homes – unknown number May 19 – Ovo Energy – 2,600 May 19 – Antler – 164 May 15 – JCB – 950 at risk May 13 – Tui – 8,000 worldwide May 12 – Carnival UK – 450 May 11 – P&O Ferries – 1,100 worldwide May 5 – Virgin Atlantic – 3,150 May 1 – Ryanair – 3,000 worldwide April 30 – Oasis Warehouse – 1,800 April 29 – WPP – unknown number April 28 – British Airways – 12,000 April 23 – Safran Seats – 400 April 23 – Meggitt – 1,800 worldwide April 21 – Cath Kidston – 900 April 17 – Debenhams – 422 March 31 – Laura Ashley – 268 March 30 – BrightHouse – 2,400 at risk March 27 – Chiquito – 1,500 at risk The growth in employee total pay including bonuses is unchanged from a year earlier, translating to a real fall of 0.8 per cent The level of vacancies saw a record quarterly rise in July to September 2020, but it is still 40.5 per cent lower than a year ago The Office for National Statistics reported that the claimant count level in Britain has risen by 120 per cent since March 2020 This graphic shows the impact of the main dates during the coronavirus pandemic on labour market data sources Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a press conference at 10 Downing Street in Westminster yesterday evening 'I've been honest with people from the start that we would unfortunately not be able to save every job,' he said.