Job creation and losses

The jobs market showed ‘signs of life’ during October, according to the latest figures from the REC.

More than 1,500 jobs could be saved at struggling DIY retailer Homebase, which employs more than 3,000 people.

More than 1,000 jobs could be at risk as the Post Office considers closing branches and restructuring its head office roles.

More sectors warn of the threat to business following the chancellor’s budget increase to employers’ costs.

Direct Line Insurance Group plans to cut 550 jobs worldwide as it faces tough trading conditions, the company has announced.

Uncertainty around Budget accelerates long-running negative trend in recruitment activity as businesses put hiring plans on hold.

Asda is cutting 475 jobs at its head offices and ordering staff back to the workplace as it restructures the business.

Nissan is slashing 9,000 jobs globally while its chief executive has taken a 50% pay cut in a bid to curb its losses.

Food delivery business HelloFresh plans to close one its key UK distribution sites, putting 900 jobs at risk.

Hiring intentions among UK firms increase slightly in October, despite a dip in business confidence ahead of tomorrow’s Budget.

Next week’s Budget must avoid imposing fresh costs on business in the wake of the Employment Rights Bill, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation has warned.

The energy skills passport will be launched in January, and will help the offshore wind industry with recruitment by identifying transferable skills.

Seasonal hiring is so far sluggish for Christmas 2024, while jobseeker demand for work over the period reaches six-year high

The average employer now receives 140 applications per graduate job, according to new figures from the Institute of Student Employers.

Robert Walters slashes more than 700 jobs in the past year and 159 in the last three months due to falling job vacancies.