Octopus Energy expects to create up to 4,000 jobs this year, launching a same-day hiring festival to quickly onboard talent.
Economics, government & business
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Recruitment activity has continued to weaken, a pulse check of the UK’s job market taken during February has found.
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The largest union representing civil service workers has announced it will launch a national strike ballot of 160,000 civil servants...
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Wages will not return to 2008 levels for another two years, the Resolution Foundation claims.
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What do HR experts and labour market observers make of this year's Spring Budget?
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the Treasury will cut the main rate of National Insurance by a further 2 percentage points to 8%.
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Defence company Babcock International Group is creating more than 1,000 new jobs at its shipbuilding facility in Rosyth.
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Jobs in London and Southern England are expected to grow at a faster rate than the rest of the UK between now and 2027.
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Rolls-Royce Submarines is to create more than 200 jobs at new offices in Cardiff and Glasgow.
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Sainsbury's has announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs as part of an ongoing programme to streamline operations.
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Manufacturing giant Tata Group has confirmed it will invest £4bn in an electric vehicle battery plant in Somerset, creating around 4,000 jobs.
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According to the latest monthly jobs market data from Adzuna, vacancies fell below 900,000 in January for the first time since April 2021.
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Two academics at Oxford University who were employed on gig-economy style contracts have won a claim over their employee status.
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The number of young people not in work, education or training at the end of 2023 increased, ONS reveals.
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Employers and schools should work more closely together to improve student outreach and employability, according to the Institute of Student Employers.