UK facing one million job cuts in 2020 due to coronavirus

Coronavirus could potentially cost one million jobs in Britain this year, with most losses anticipated during the current third quarter, according to a study published on Monday.

Job losses could hit 450,000 between July and September, the Institute for Employment Studies forecast in a report, warning this could worsen to 690,000 positions under a worst-case scenario.

Another 200,000 cuts could follow in the fourth quarter, or three months to December, the research group predicted.

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