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Vacuum maker Dyson cutting 600 jobs in UK

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Dyson cutting 600 jobs in UK as vacuum maker grapples with impact of coronavirus

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

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Dyson is to axe 600 jobs in the UK as the vacuum maker grapples with the impact of coronavirus. 

The Wiltshire-based company, founded by inventor Sir James Dyson, said the cuts were due to shifting consumer behaviour during the pandemic. 

Cutting back: Dyson said the cuts were due to shifting consumer behaviour during the pandemic

Cutting back: Dyson said the cuts were due to shifting consumer behaviour during the pandemic

It employs 4,000 staff in Britain. Another 300 jobs will also be axed from its 10,000- strong workforce abroad. 

The job losses will be spread across the business. 

Dyson did not say whether customers had cut back on spending on its products because of the virus.

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