Uncertainty for Surrey and Hampshire staff at Marston's pubs
The chain has announced it is cutting cuts jobs across the country.
Last updated 15th Oct 2020
Pub chain Marston's is planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs.
It is blaming the impact of the Government's new coronavirus restrictions across the UK.
The company has five pubs in Surrey and East Hampshire, but it is not clear which of them, if any, will be subject to redundancies.
They are:
Princess, Woking
Woodlark, Bordon
Sarsens Stones, Farnborough
Devils Punch Bowl, Hindhead
White Hart, Godstone
The chain said around 2,150 pub workers currently on furlough support will be impacted.
It is also planning on further cost-cutting measures by the end of the year.
Ralph Findlay, chief executive of Marston's, said: "The additional restrictions which have been applied across the UK most recently present significant challenges to us and will make business more difficult for a period of time.
"I very much regret that the consequence of this is that the jobs of around 2,150 of our colleagues will be impacted, but it is an inevitable consequence of the limitations placed upon our business.
"We will be looking at our cost base further in the coming weeks."