Gordon Brown has pledged to create 100,000 new jobs in an effort to combat rising numbers of redundancies expected in...
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Management consultancies believe two-thirds of organisations will make “substantial” job cuts in 2009, according to research published today.The Management Consultancies...
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Unemployment figures due out today could show that almost two million people were jobless in October – the most recent...
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Former Conservative prime minister John Major has warned of an impending avalanche of job losses.Major told the BBC’s Andrew Marr...
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Japanese bank Nomura is to cut 1,000 jobs in London.The financial services group bought parts of the failed US bank...
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Queen’s Speech: workplace equality, flexible working, welfare reform and skills all on the agenda
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMeasures to increase workplace equality, extend flexible working rights, reform the welfare-to-work process and boost skills featured in the Queen’s...
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Almost 100,000 manufacturing jobs will be lost next year as the UK plunges into recession, according to a report.The December...
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Employment and welfare reform minister Tony McNulty has called on the public sector to hire more long-term unemployed people and...
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Tesco, Royal Mail and Centrica are among the employers helping Gordon Brown to set up the National Employment Partnership (NEP)...
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The finance sector’s image has been scarred, and it could be years before it becomes attractive to applicants again, a...
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“Painful” wage cuts for millions of workers worldwide are expected next year, experts predict.The Global Wage Report 2008/09 by the...
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The nuclear industry has been hailed the UK’s answer for revitalising career opportunities in manufacturingDavid Powell, regional vice-president for the...
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The government has announced a moratorium on Jobcentre Plus closures and pledged to find 6,000 extra front-line staff to help...
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The government’s Pre-Budget Report may not save any jobs in the long run, an expert has warned.Chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday...
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Gordon Brown has urged businesses to continue to upskill the nation’s workforce as the economy plunges further into recession.Speaking at...