51 workers made redundant at Chesterfield hotel

The venue on Ringwood Road, Brimington, said the ‘very difficult decision’ was made as a result of the impact of coronavirus.

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Tim Cadman, Ringwood Hall Hotel and Spa’s general manager, told the Derbyshire Times: “I can confirm that 11 permanent and 40 zero hour casual team members have been made redundant from Ringwood Hall Hotel and Spa.

“62 permanent team members remain employed in the business.

“This has been a very difficult decision for us to have made but unfortunately, due to the coronavirus outbreak, we had to close our doors on March 24.

“We have put a lot of consideration into the Government announcements regarding support that is in place in order to help businesses keep their employees and will continue to take full advantage of these schemes.

“Having looked at the impact that the coronavirus has had on our business and the areas that it has affected the most, we feel that when this current crisis is over the landscape for our business and the need of our client base will be that changed that we need to look at saving costs within the business now rather than wait until further down the line when it may be too late.

“Sadly, this has meant that we have had to make some difficult decisions now with regards to our ability to carry on employing all of our staff.

“We remain extremely confident about the future and look forward to once again being an employer of choice within the local community.”

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