Job creation and losses

AstraZeneca is to axe 7,600 jobs as part of an expanded cost-cutting driveIn February, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker announced plans to...

Banking and insurance group Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) will axe 1,000 jobs in an attempt to reduce its operating costs.CFS whose...

Union demands for direct employment on the Olympic Games building project could send the £3bn wage bill rocketing by as much as...

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has demanded “urgent confirmation” that thousands of Metronet workers’ jobs...

Consumer goods group Unilever will axe up to 350 staff, including 40 senior management positions and HR personnel by the...

Representatives of trade unions and the private equity industry came face-to-face yesterday (Tuesday) in the first of a series of...

Human resources jobs could be under threat at Ikea, after the Swedish home retailer revealed plans to cut 300 managerial...

The AA’s HR director has acted to calm fears of job cuts after the GMB union re-ignited concerns over the...

A trade union has accused bosses of Premier Foods of acting like a private equity firm, following its proposal to...

Up to 700 out of a total 800 jobs at struggling music stores Fopp and Music Zone have been axed, after...

Premier Foods is to shed up to 580 jobs following a review of its UK manufacturing facilities.Premier, maker of Branston Pickle...

Public sector trade union the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has demanded the reinstatement of 30 civil servants faced...

Broadcasting trade union Bectu has warned of impending job losses at Virgin Media following speculation in the press that it is the...

Workers at music retailer Fopp anxiously await news on whether they will receive their pay packets and keep their jobs ...

A rise in interest rates has heightened fears over job security, research has found.A survey conducted by Lloyds TSB, questioning...