Christmas parties are being cancelled as companies react to Omicron

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Hospitality bosses are warning of a fresh blow to the battered sector as pubs, restaurants and venues see parties scrapped and big events scaled back.

Work Christmas parties are being cancelled in their droves as companies respond to fears over the Omicron variant.

‘We’ve seen office parties cancelled, flights are cancelling, it’s been a huge domino effect,’ he told Sky News. Google is said to be among those holding off from staff Christmas get-togethers while a number of Government departments are also following suit despite Boris Johnson insisting there was no need to cancel festive events.supports HTML5 video

He told the BBC: ‘The uncertainty is extreme and Government policy, understandably, I mean to be a little bit sympathetic to the Government, it is an extremely difficult situation.

 

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