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INTRO: The grim impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen Marks & Spencer become the latest company to fall victim to thousands of job cuts. The announcement by Marks & Spencer on Monday that it will cut up to 7,000 jobs is likely to put recruiters, who are already facing high levels of laid-off staff due to the Covid-19 outbreak, under greater strain. It becomes the latest major British employer to be impacted by the pandemic, which has seen roughly 730,000 people taken off payrolls since lockdown began in March, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Last week, more than 4,300 job cuts were announced by UK businesses with Debenhams one of the hardest hit, making up more than half of those positions. Elsewhere on Monday, aircraft manufacturer Bombardier confirmed plans to axe a further 95 jobs at its Belfast operation after its decision in June to let go of 600 staff. Following the increase in potential redundancies this week, we take a look at some of the biggest headlines over the past few months... (MORE - details)