\u201cThe company\u2019s consultation document has caused real concern among our members, with many believing that decisions have already been made to target those workers in betting shops outside the city centres,\u201d said Tom Blenkinsop, operations director at Community, the betting shop workers union.<\/p>\n
\u201cLadbrokes must immediately engage with Community\u2026 to see if an alternative plan can be found to avoid job losses. The government also has a role to play, and must look at what support they can offer to workers whose jobs are at risk as an unintended consequence of changes to the law.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But Ladbrokes told The Guardian<\/em> that the consultation process was \u201cfair and transparent\u201d and was aimed at keeping as many shops open as possible and job losses to a minimum.<\/p>\nIt is committed to building \u201ca responsible and vibrant multi-channel environment in our shops where customers can transact with us seamlessly in our shops or online,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Britain\u2019s biggest retail bookmaker, Ladbrokes Coral, is preparing to close 1,000 outlets, leading to 5,000 redundancies throughout the UK, according to a leaked internal memo seen by The Guardian newspaper. A spokesperson for the bookmaker said the shop closures — equating to around 30 percent of its retail properties — were \u201can inevitable outcome of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":97819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ladbrokes Planning for 5,000 Redundancies, 1,000 Shop Closures<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n