Energy firm blasted for cuddle pet to keep warm advice 'to cut quarter of staff'

The move from Ovo would reportedly see around 1,700 out of 6,200 jobs cut as part of a voluntary redundancy programme - and plans could be announced as soon as today

Energy company Ovo, which was forced to apologise after sending an email to customers telling them to "cuddle a pet to keep warm", is reportedly set to cut a quarter of its workforce.

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