Job creation and losses

The government's pledged £150m for redundant Rover workers is not enough to properly support their retraining, says the Work Foundation

The nursing profession needs to double the number of new recruits just to stand still

Network Rail has announced that it will employ almost 200 of the 5,000 Rover workers who have been made redundant.

Retail union Usdaw has asked to see Index's accounts to see if Littlewoods' decision to close the catalogue chain was justified.

A London commuter train company is set to cut the number of station staff, according to leaked proposals.

The AA has been accused by the GMB union of trying to make 431 recovery patrol staff take redundancy.

Littlewoods, which owns the Index catalogue business, is to cut 3,200 jobs in the UK.

EEF has set up a free advice service for firms affected by the problems at MG Rover.

Administrators at striken car manfacturer Rover have announced that there is no hope of a deal to save jobs at the Longbridge plant

Plans revealed in Labour's election manifesto could lead to the outsourcing of Jobcentre functions, union says

The British Medical Association has called for urgent action to stem the tide of qualified healthcare staff leaving developing countries.

Steel giant Corus is planning to lay off nearly 100 staff at a UK beam mill.

Workers at MG Rover’s Longbridge plant in Birmingham are holding a mass meeting to hear about efforts to save the factory

The government has announced a support package worth more than £40m for Rover MG's supply chain following the failure of the car maker and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation to reach agreement on a joint venture.

Notions that the public sector is full of 'bowler hats and bureaucrats' are well wide of the mark, according to a report from the TUC.