Just Eat said the decision to cut staff was a “tough” but a ‘necessary step’ to ensure it can “fuel sustainable growth and enhance operational efficiencies”
Just Eat is making 300 staff redundant across its global business ahead of Christmas this year.
According to the Daily Mail, the job cuts are equivalent to 2% of its workforce. The cuts were confirmed today after results last month revealed lower-than-expected trading from the US. Job losses were seen in 11 of its regions worldwide across multiple areas including service, products, technology, human resources, sales, marketing and logistics.
The food delivery service said the worker reduction was a “tough” decision but a ‘necessary step’ to ensure it could “fuel sustainable growth and enhance operational efficiencies.” The move to cut staff came after the delivery firm reviewed its cost base and operations, which is reportedly part of its growth strategy. It is understood that those affected by the redundancies will receive “enhanced severance packages” and access to career transition services and wellbeing resources.
A Just Eat spokesperson told MailOnline: “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.
“Altogether, this will impact approximately 300 employees across multiple teams and markets globally, accounting for around 2% 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 its recent results published last month, Just Eat saw a 3% drop in its global sales in the three months to September. Business in the UK and Ireland did rise by 6%, but the 12% drop in US sales dragged down the overall group result. Just Eat cut 1,870 in the UK in March 2023 after sales dropped. This 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.
