Chopping block: Lego ‘sorry’ after axe falls on 1,400 jobs at toymaker

Lego is cutting 1,400 jobs as part of a company-wide overhaul meant to counter falling sales. The move will effectively cut eight per cent of the iconic Danish toymaker’s 18,200-strong workforce, the majority of whom will be let go bytheendoftheyear.legocurrently employs about 900 staff in the UK. The company said yesterdayitwaspartofa“reset” for the group Lego Group chairman Jorgen Vig Knudstorp (above) said: “We are very sorry to make changes which may interfere with the lives of many of our colleagues.”