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    Hundreds of jobs lost as Wrightbus goes into administration

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019

    One of Northern Ireland’s largest employers Wrightbus is set to go into administration today, putting 1,400 jobs at risk.

    • Collective redundancy
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    Thomas Cook failed to follow redundancy procedures say staff

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Sep 2019

    A law firm claims to have received dozens of calls from ex-Thomas Cook employees who say the travel agent did...

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    • Job creation and losses
    • Insolvency

    HR sector rallies to support Thomas Cook employees

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Sep 2019

    Thousands of Thomas Cook staff are set to lose their jobs after last minute negotiations to save the travel firm failed.

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    British Steel collapse puts thousands of jobs at risk

    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2019

    British Steel is to go into administration, putting some 5,000 UK jobs at risk and endangering 20,000 roles in its...

    • Brexit
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    Workers’ rights will remain unchanged in ‘no deal’ Brexit

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2018

    There will be no change to workers’ rights and protections in the event of a no deal Brexit, the government...

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    • Mergers and acquisitions
    • Insolvency

    Sports Direct saves House of Fraser from administration

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Aug 2018

    Sports Direct has bought House of Fraser out of administration for £90m. The sports retailer, owned by billionaire Mike Ashley...

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    Remaining Carillion apprentices to be made redundant

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2018

    Almost 350 apprentices employed by collapsed construction giant Carillion will be made redundant after alternative jobs for them were not...

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    Unite seeks legal action against Carillion’s handling of redundancies

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jul 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jul 2018

    Union Unite plans to take legal action on behalf of a group of former Carillion employees who were made redundant...

    • National living wage
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    • Job creation and losses

    Carphone Warehouse closes stores as Pret staff get £1000 bonus

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2018
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2018

    Carphone Warehouse is to close 92 stores after the retailer became the latest to issue a profit warning, amid continuing...

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    Pensions Regulator failed to press Carillion on deficits

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2018

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was alerted about Carillion‘s pension failings twice in the past eight years, but only began a...

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    • Insolvency
    • Pensions

    Carillion tried to ‘wriggle out’ of pension obligations

    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2018
    by Rob Moss 29 Jan 2018

    Failed outsourcing giant Carillion had been trying to wriggle out of obligations to its pensions schemes for a decade, according...

    • Bonuses
    • Executive pay
    • Insolvency

    Theresa May to tackle excessive bonuses that harm pension schemes

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jan 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jan 2018

    Prime minister Theresa May has vowed to fine company bosses who award themselves excessive bonuses while failing to protect workers’...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Public sector
    • Insolvency

    Corbyn vows to end public sector outsourcing

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jan 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jan 2018

    Jeremy Corbyn yesterday vowed to end public sector outsourcing in the wake of the collapse of support services giant Carillion....

    • Corporate governance
    • Public sector
    • Job creation and losses

    Carillion workers “face uncertain future” after collapse

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2018
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2018

    Thousands of workers face uncertainty after Carillion, the UK’s second largest construction company, went into liquidation yesterday.
    The company went...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Business performance
    • Employment law

    Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?

    by Chris Weaver 5 Jul 2017
    by Chris Weaver 5 Jul 2017

    Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...

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