Job creation and losses

Kraft Foods is to be investigated by UK regulators into whether it misled Cadbury’s employees during its takeover bid.The Panel...

Union leaders have hit out at US food company Kraft for moving with “indecent haste” to cut jobs at Cadbury...

Local government HR departments are set to face job cuts in excess of the 10% expected for councils across the...

The retail sector's travails have been among the most public of the recession, with several iconic high-street names disappearing altogether. In our latest sector focus, Guy Sheppard looks at what HR has done to maintain its status, despite cuts to its budgets and staff.

Employers across Britain will get £1,000 for taking on a young person who is struggling to find work.Additional free pre-employment...

Union leaders will meet with BBC director general Mark Thompson later over fears that up to 600 jobs could be...

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is to close its disease research arm with the loss of 1,000 UK jobs. The research and...

A call centre in Plympton, Plymouth, is expected to close in June, with the loss of nearly 200 jobs.The call...

A merger between telecoms companies Orange and T-Mobile will create the UK’s largest mobile phone operator, but analysts estimate that...

The government is today due to publish a 10-point plan for councils to help them cut spending while protecting frontline...

Kent County Council (KCC) is set to shed 260 frontline jobs in a bid to save £8m, it has emerged.The...

One in ten council workers is at risk of losing their jobs over the next five years, according to a...

Staff at King’s College London will vote on industrial action this Thursday (4 March) for the first time in the...

Help the Aged’s Scottish arm and Age Concern Scotland are to merge, with the loss of 25% of their staff...

Use of the default retirement age (DRA) has “spiralled out of control” as employers rely on the legislation to force...