The leisure and retail industries are facing a jobs bloodbath due to the sales slump caused by the Covid-19 outbreak – with tens of thousands of workers facing the axe. Holiday park operator Butlin’s, which is known for its famed Redcoats entertainment staff, said it would have to lay off all 10,000 of its seasonal workers if it does not get enough state aid to pay their wages. It told investors that sales of clothing could be depressed for up to a year because of the pandemic. Employees wearing the original 1936 uniform which inspired the new Redcoats design. The holiday park operator is known for its famed Redcoats entertainment (file photo)Employees wearing the new Redcoats design in 2011 to mark the holiday company's 75th birthday.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 00:00 UTC