Economics

U.K. Hospitality Industry Warns 500,000 Jobs Are at Risk

  • Industry still owes landlords 3.6 billion pounds in rent
  • Covid restrictions are leaving much of industry unprofitable

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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The U.K. hospitality industry warned it may lose 500,000 jobs when the government’s furlough program to support wages ends.