Job creation and losses

Unions and employee organisations around the world unite to battle IBM porposals to cut up to 13,000 jobs worldwide

BBC staff will walk out today in protest at plans to cut 3,780 jobs.
Strikes are planned for today, 31...

Staff at Compass face an uncertain future after the catering services giant revealed plans to cut costs by £50m over the next 18 months.

Toothpaste-maker Colgate has announced the closure of one of its factories and the loss of 400 jobs

Fire Brigade staff could go on strike over government plans to close all fire service control rooms in England and Scotland, union leaders have warned.

Workers' rights in the UK lag behind those of almost every other European country, causing greater numbers of job losses here, according to union leaders.

The latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that UK employers have become more pessimistic about employment prospects

More than 6,000 former MG Rover employees have been warned their pension scheme may be at risk.

Twenty-three per cent of UK employees believe that there is a chance they will be made redundant in the coming year

Journalists and broadcasting workers at the BBC have voted to strike in protest at plans to cut 3,780 jobs

Lloyds TSB put another 465 UK banking jobs at risk today after it announced plans to close operations in five locations

Advertised IT jobs up 70% on the same period last year

Abbey staff face 4,000 back office job cuts, not 3,000 as originally announced

HR professionals have been warned to expect much tougher competition in the jobs market following thousands of redundancies in the sector

The news that 80 MG Rover workers may be entitled to a full redundancy package as they are actually employed by Phoenix Venture Holdings should "strike fear into the heart" of group companies, lawyers have warned