Online retailer ASOS could axe up to 500 jobs as the firm moves the bulk of customer service work to the Philippines, according to staff.
An email from chief executive Nick Beighton to employees, seen by the GMB union, insists the proposed move ‘is not an impact of Covid-19’ and that bosses are ‘returning to our pre-pandemic plan of re-shaping our organisation’.
Nevertheless, it comes against a backdrop of a huge number of redundancies forced since the outbreak of the virus, with more than 65,000 roles already cut nationwide.
Online retailer ASOS could axe up to 500 jobs after announcing a restructuring of the business
Below is a table showing how many jobs are at risk in British businesses
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