Pub chain – hit by record loss of almost £200m – finds it hard to attract workers in holiday hotspots
JD Wetherspoon said it was struggling to find staff in some parts of England as the pub chain counts the cost of the coronavirus pandemic, reporting a record loss of almost £200m.
The founder and chairman, Tim Martin, said overall the pub chain had received a “reasonable number” of applications for vacancies, with employee numbers rising by 3,000 to 42,000 between the end of Wetherspoon’s financial year on 25 July and 20 September. However, it has struggled to find staff in some areas, such as holiday hotspots.