Unemployment will rise next year rather than falling, as previously thought, according the CBI.The employers’ group today downgraded its forecast...
Job creation and losses
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Lack of retail recruits on high street fuels growth of online spending
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherIf your lunchtime Christmas shopping seems to be made impossible by long queues at the till this December, it could...
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Statistics Commission confirms migrants benefited most from new UK employment opportunities
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherStatistics Commission confirms migrants benefited most from new employment opportunities More...
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The future of one of Nottinghamshire’s last collieries has been secured with the signing of a £200m deal. Thoresby, which...
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Rykneld Homes, a housing management firm based in Derbyshire, will axe up to 50 jobs out of a total 327...
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Hundreds of disabled workers’ jobs saved at Remploy but work and pensions secretary Peter Hain admits factories still at risk
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain has admitted that the disabled workers whose jobs he saved still face an uncertain...
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South West Trains dismisses reports of anger over centralisation plan for human resources team
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSouth West Trains has defended its decision to merge its human resources team from four offices between London and the...
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Government claims shared services plan for Whitehall still on track despite National Audit Office report on savings shortfall
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has insisted its shared services agenda is on track despite a critical report by the public spending watchdog...
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Half of the UK’s most improved city economies in the last decade, in terms of employment growth, are in the...
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European Union deadlock over Agency Workers Directive raises threat of UK temps getting full employment rights
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFears that domestic legislation will be passed giving temporary workers full employment rights have grown after EU ministers failed to...
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Local councils to gain share of £1.5bn to get long-term unemployed back into work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLocal councils are to share a new £1.5bn fund as part of a government drive to get long-term unemployed people...
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Government provokes union fury by rubber-stamping Remploy factory closure plan
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has approved Remploy management’s modernisation plan, which confirms the closure of 28 factories employing disabled people.Work and pensions...
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Insurer Prudential will transfer 1,750 UK jobs to outsourcing company Capita as part of a cost-cutting plan.Prudential said the 15-year...
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Group human resources director Frank Douglas will be forced to leave his new job at drinks business Scottish and Newcastle...
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Home Office changes to immigration sponsorship system will deter skilled migrant workers from coming to the UK
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySkilled workers may be discouraged from coming to the UK, experts have warned, following changes to the immigration system announced...