Job creation and losses

NHS England’s workforce will be cut by half, with around 6,500 jobs to go, in a bid to save at least £175m annually.

The UK labour market saw a softer decline in recruitment activity in February 2025.

Opinion over the Employment Rights Bill remains divided as the initial raft of amendments become known in response to consultation.

As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an “unprecedented crisis”, a union warns.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were Neets in October to December 2024.

Starbucks is axing 1,100 jobs globally as it aims to increase efficiency and simplify its organisational structure.

Singapore-based DBS Group is cutting its headcount by 10% as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more human work.

The average annual salary in the UK hit a record high in January, according to the latest figures from job matching platform Adzuna.

More than two-thirds of hospitality businesses will reduce their staffing levels due to an increase in employer national insurance that comes in in April.

There was a significant increase in active job postings in January – the first time that job postings have risen since June 2024.

UK wages are growing while job vacancies continue to fall, according to the latest official figures.

There has been a significant fall in hiring confidence and a sharp increase in redundancy intentions over the past quarter according to new research.

Entries are no longer being accepted to a controversial scheme offering financial rewards for staff resignations.

The KPMG/Recruitment and Employment Confederation report on Jobs survey for January 2025 showed that the fall in permanent hiring extended the current period of contraction to 28 months.

The UK’s top statistician has hinted that making it compulsory to participate in the Labour Force Survey could be an...