Butlin’s confirms job cuts at well-liked resort as firm points ‘difficult’ assertion
Butlin’s has confirmed it will be cutting a number of jobs at its Skegness site due to ongoing pressures facing the hospitality industry, with the holiday resort company among many facing increased costs
Butlin’s is axing jobs at its Skegness resort(Image: Laycie Beck)
Butlin’s has announced it will be axing several positions at its Skegness resort amid continuing pressures plaguing the industry.
Persistent rises in hospitality sector taxation have been hitting businesses across the UK, with the holiday park operator among numerous companies grappling with escalating expenses.
Butlin’s ranks as one of Lincolnshire’s largest employers, with more than 1,000 staff members working in various positions, including performers, cooks, pool attendants and housekeepers.
A spokesperson for Butlin’s informed Lincolnshire Live: “The UK economy remains challenging and businesses like Butlin’s have been heavily impacted by the business rates hikes, on top of the jobs tax and potential holidays tax.
“As a result, we have proposed changes to our resort structures which means we will unfortunately be making a small number of job losses.”, reports Lincolnshire Live.
They continued: “Whilst this represents a small proportion of our overall workforce, we fully recognise the impact on those affected and are committed to supporting them through the process.”
It comes after a courier company that transported packages nationwide collapsed, with Evri deliveries reportedly going missing. Pedal and Post has formally appointed liquidators after bosses closed down the struggling business in January following almost 14 years of operations.
Brett Lee Barton and Margaret Carter, from Walsall-based BK Plus, have been designated as joint liquidators.
The duo were appointed by members and creditors, official documents show, as is standard with corporate failures. Pedal and Post was based in Oxford, on the Osney Mead industrial estate, though it had also expanded into London.
Its unique selling point was transporting parcels by bicycle, reducing vehicle emissions and traffic jams in both cities.
Delivery giant Evri confirmed the sudden collapse of its partner Pedal and Post, which operated within Oxford’s clean air zone, caused “temporary disruption”.
The issue surfaced when Carol Leonard, a Grandpont, Oxford resident, reported several parcels had failed to materialise. She claimed that three of her packages, ordered on January 29 and 31, disappeared for over a week. Read the full story here.
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