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Furious social media users have slammed a Scots hotel after it fired staff and kicked them out their live-in accommodation amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Bosses at the Aviemore Coylumbridge Hotel, run by Britannia Hotels, let workers know their services were "no longer required" with immediate effect in a blunt letter sent out on Thursday.

The letter, which was later posted on Twitter, also told live-in employees to vacate the 4-star Highland hotel accommodation "immediately" - as management blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for their decision.

Staff were then "thanked" for their service while being wished "every success" in finding a job.

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It read: "Taking the latest Government advice, this letter is to confirm that with effect from 19th March 2020 your employment has been terminated as your services are no longer required.

"Your final payslip will include all hours worked up to and including your final day, together with any accrued holidays not already taken and one week’s pay in lieu of notice.

"You are asked to vacate the Hotel accommodations immediately, returning any company property to John Macfarlane, Hotel Controller before leaving the hotel.

"I would like to take this opportunity to wish you every success in securing future employment and thank you for your time at Britannia Hotels."

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One of those now facing a troubling time is Alvarito Garcia, who uploaded the letter on Facebook and let followers know he now plans to sleep in a tent.

The Spanish national also revealed around 30 other people had been let go.

The company's decision sparked an outpouring of anger online, as bosses were branded "despicable" amid calls to boycott the hotel.

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John Burns posted: “Not just fired but chucked out of their accommodation with no notice and no redundancy pay!

“Britannia Hotels should be ashamed of themselves. Certainly no "room at the inn" here, disgusting.”

While Paul Lythgoe said: “When we come out of this crisis remember how employers treated their staff - this company has thrown its employees out with no notice - lost job, lost home in one day. Boycott them when things return to normal.”

And Gerard Hart wrote: “Karma is great, this will clear at some point but places like this should be blacklisted and there will be many more.”

Danny McCafferty commented: “Coronavirus won't be forever. Staying at Coylumbridge Hotel will be a never.”

He was joined by @Kb1888, who added: "Shocking way to treat employees in the current climate!! One place I shall be avoiding when visiting Aviemore !! Disgraceful."

The Aviemore Coylumbridge Hotel is part of Britannia Hotels, which was voted the sector's worst chain in the UK by customers for the seventh year running in 2019, as reported by our sister title The Mirror.

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The company's move comes on the same day Prime Minister Boris Johnson told businesses to stand by their employees and "think carefully" about laying off staff in the latest of his daily coronavirus briefings from Downing Street.

Aviemore Coylumbridge Hotel said they had no comment to give the Record when approached on Thursday evening.

Britannia Hotels could not be reached for comment.

Six people have so far died from the virus in Scotland, where there are 227 confirmed cases of the infection.

A total of 144 people across the UK have died with 3,2689 testing poisitive for the disease.