Up to 1,000 more police officers could soon be patrolling London’s streets after the Metropolitan Police Authority had its budget...
Job creation and losses
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Union fury over ‘ruthless’ Scottish & Newcastle decision to axe jobs and close Reading brewery
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTrade union Unite has hit out at Scottish & Newcastle’s “ruthless” decision to close its Reading brewery The troubled drinks...
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Employment level in UK hits record high with 29.4 million people in work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRecord numbers of people were in work in the three months from October to December 2007, official figures have revealed....
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Fears over the future of personnel services firm Midland HR grew last week after sister company Zeda was put into...
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A sharp rise in expected redundancies will hit the UK jobs market hard, a survey has revealed.The winter CIPD/KPMG Labour...
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Union fury at rumours that Virgin plans to abandon commitment to Northern Rock staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryNorthern Rock’s staff trade union has expressed “deep concern” at rumours that Virgin has abandoned its commitment to avoid redundancies...
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HR roles will be affected at BP, after the oil giant announced it would cut 5,000 jobs, including 1,500 in...
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Skillsmart Retail has called for employers to invest in management training to stay competitive, following suggestions that the number of...
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Royal Mail has lost its second high-profile human resources (HR) director in a matter of weeks with Kevin Green’s surprise...
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Whole families to get ’employability audits’ in bid to get long-term unemployed back to work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEntire families on benefits could be hauled in for employability ‘makeovers’ by private firms as the UK welfare reforms kick...
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Graduate vacancies are set to increase for the fifth year running, in spite of uncertainties regarding the UK’s current economic...
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The immediate future of 850 employees at mail order firm Empire Stores is uncertain. High street retailer Littlewoods has announced...
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The union representing staff at Lloyds TSB has raised concerns over the future level of support to managers after the...
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Peter Hain steps down as police are called in to investigate legality of campaign donations
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain has resigned after his deputy leader campaign donations were referred to the Met Police.Hain...
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Unions have demanded ‘meaningful consultation’ after outsourcing provider Capita confirmed it is to close its site in Wythall, Birmingham, with...