More than one in 10 employers in the South West are expected to make redundancies in the year ahead, according to a new survey.
The study, commissioned by workplace arbitration service Acas and carried out by YouGov, found businesses across the region could be forced to cut jobs in the next 12 months.
Mike Fenn, Acas area director for the South West, said global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, had thrown up "difficult challenges" for companies in the West of England.
