Job creation and losses

British Steel plans to recruit more than 180 workers, just weeks after ministers rescued 2,700 jobs at the Scunthorpe-based company.

The largest oil and gas field operator in the North Sea is cutting 250 jobs because of what it calls the ‘punitive’ fiscal regime in oil and gas.

Jonathan Reynolds defends UK-India free trade deal, saying critics are “confused” to think that NIC agreement “undercuts” British workers.

Business optimism has risen to its highest level since September 2024 according to the Institute of Directors.

Both vacancies and salaries in the UK hit annual highs in March, according to the latest figures from Adzuna.

There are signs of momentum in the economy that may push back against the effects of rising costs, the REC has found.

Workers at British Steel in Scunthorpe are feeling more optimistic about their future today after emergency legislation passed this weekend.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed new figures indicating an unexpected rate of growth for the UK economy in February.

SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.

British Steel could be nationalised as fears grow over the future of the company’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.
Last month,...

The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, creating around 28,000 jobs.

Dozens of quangos could be shut down in a bid to run Whitehall more efficiently, it has been reported.

'Army' of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030. 

Closer alignment with the EU was becoming an urgent priority for many businesses, the IoD poll found.

The UK’s construction firms cut jobs at the fastest rate for four years in March as the sector’s downturn in activity continued.