Major takeaway firm announces brutal change just weeks before Christmas

A major takeaway firm has announced 300 jobs cuts worldwide as a battle for Christmas trade looms. Just Eat is making 300 staff redundant across its global business - equivalent to 2 per cent of the food delivery giant's workforce.

Just Eat confirmed the cuts after results last month revealed tough trading in the US had offset a better performance in the UK and Europe. The job losses were made in 11 of its regions worldwide and across staff in customer service, products, technology, human resources, sales, marketing and logistics.

A Just Eat spokeswoman told Mail Online in an official statement issued today: "Following an extensive business review, we have made the difficult decision to reduce the size of our global workforce. While decisions like these are tough, it is a necessary step we've needed to take to ensure we have the right organisational structure in place to fuel sustainable growth and enhance operational efficiencies.

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"Altogether, this will impact approximately 300 employees across multiple teams and markets globally, accounting for around 2 per cent of the Just Eat Takeaway.com workforce. We will provide full support to the impacted team members and we are incredibly grateful for the contributions they have made to the business."

In March 2023, Just Eat cut 1,870 jobs in the UK after a slowdown in sales, which included 170 operational roles. At the same time, the firm also moved from employing its own couriers to contractors instead, which resulted in the other 1,700 losses.

In its recent results published last month, Just Eat saw a 3 per cent drop in its global sales in the three months to September. Business in the UK and Ireland did rise by 6 per cent, but the 12 per cent drop in US sales dragged down the overall group result.