A MAJOR employer has let 40 per cent of its staff go due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on its finances. Inntel, which is based at the Threshelfords Business Park in Feering, has announced the move in a bid to cut costs. The firm, considered to be the UK’s largest independent meetings and travel management company, would not say how many employees were affected. However, information online suggests the company employs more than 100 people. Chief executive officer Douglas O Neill said the firm had been forced into taking drastic action due to the huge impact coronavirus has had on the industry.