Just Eat Takeaway.com have said due to a slowdown in demand 1,700 jobs will be cut and 170 head office roles will be axed.
The company said the cuts are to improve efficiency and reduce costs as suffered a 9% slump in customer numbers as people returned back to pubs and restaurants following the end of the lockdowns.
A spokeswoman said, “Just Eat UK is reorganising and simplifying its delivery operation as part of the ongoing goal of improving efficiency.
“As part of this process we have proposed to transition away from the worker model for couriers, which is a small part of our overall delivery operations – running in certain parts of six UK cities.
“There will be no impact to the service provided to partners and customers.
“Our top priority now is to support impacted employees and couriers.”
The move comes a month after Deliveroo said it would cut about 350 roles, representing 9% of workers, in a bid to react to “unforeseen economic headwinds”.
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