Communications firm NTL has confirmed that it will outsource or axe 6,000 jobs by the end of 2007 as it completes the integration of rival company Telewest
Economics, government & business
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Most employers forced to join the proposed National Pensions Saving Scheme (NPSS) will need financial aid from the government to kick-start the project, according to a leading business group
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Almost half of England's 411 local authorities still do not have a single person from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities among their top earners
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Sector skills council spends £3m on diversity projects for the Audio Visual Entrepreneurship programme
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Details expected on Tuesday as Sunday newspapers bandy figures
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Around 20,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) began voting today in an indicative ballot for industrial action over job cuts and privatisation
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Four Manchester NHS trusts have not ruled out compulsory redundancies as they struggle to balance their books.
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Alistair Darling is the new trade and industry secretary following a radical Cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Tony Blair.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister heeds call to stamp out bullying.
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Government backs down over red tape removal Bill after cabinet minister Jim Murphy tables amendments
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAmended Bill will enable ministers to act to cut down bureaucracy.
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PCS union warns of longer waiting times for driving tests if Driving Standards Agency offices close
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryDriving Standards Agency denies decision has been made.
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Orange is planning to cut up to 2,000 UK jobs and ICI plans to reduce headcount by 2,300 within five years.
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DTI backs Royal Mail call for government cash to pay for modernisation plans
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRoyal Mail call for cash could lead to future conflict with union.
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Trainees get in on act as law firms push up starting salaries.
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Royal West Sussex NHS Trust adds 200 jobs to health service redundancies count
by dan thomasby dan thomasRoyal West Sussex NHS Trust has joined the long list of health service organisations to announce job losses in an effort to head off a financial crisis.