The National Trust has become the latest organisation to announce redundancies in the wake of a second outbreak – with hundreds more firms expected to follow as the Chancellor closes the door on the coronavirus job retentions scheme

Tens of thousands of redundancies have been made since the crisis hit the UK in March (Image)

Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost since the pandemic hit the UK in March – with the government’s lockdown triggering redundancies in almost every sector.

On Thursday, equipment-for-hire firm HSS announced 300 losses, while the National Trust placed 1,400 more workers on consultation.

It comes amid an ongoing row between unions and British Airways over 12,000 proposed cuts as the aviation sector continues to be hammered by the Coronavirus crisis.

On Thursday, MAG, which owns Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted airports warned of almost 900 cuts as it revealed passenger numbers have fallen 90% this year.

The latest announcements come as charities warn of a sharp rise in redundancy enquiries as the Chancellor prepares to close furlough to pave way for a new part-time support scheme.