Job creation and losses

Retail union Usdaw has called for clarification over who employs staff at Littlewoods stores following Primark's acquisition of 120 outlets.

Increasing numbers of German social workers are moving to the UK to meet demand for qualified professionals in this field.

Asda is to create more than 2,000 shopfloor jobs after cutting hundreds of management posts.

Record public payoutA whistleblower who alleged abuse of inmates at Wakefield Prison has been awarded compensation of £477,600 and £90,000...

It’s coming Holmes: athletics heroes Kelly Holmes and Steve Cram celebrate London’s victorious bid for the 2012 Olympics, and the...

Matalan to cut jobs in bid to save £15m.

The success of London's Olympic bid provides a platform for regeneration and jobs creation, according to the T&G union.

Asda has confirmed that it is to cut up to 1,000 jobs, including hundreds of head office roles

Unions at the BBC have agreed to accept the corporations assurances about redundancies.

Health minister Jane Kennedy has launched a multimillion-pound NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

Electronics giant Sony is axing 650 workers as part of a shake-up of its UK operations.

Inward investment into the UK jumped by 31% last year, creating almost 39,600 jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

Representatives of 170 million workers to press the case for decent jobs to help to tackle global poverty.

In the week that the UK takes over presidency of the European Union, Tony Blair received a boost when research...

Junior doctors are threatening to desert the NHS if they fail to find training posts.