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    Mothercare UK to enter administration with 2,500 jobs at risk

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019

    Mothercare has announced plans to put its UK operations into administration, putting about 2,500 jobs at risk with the closure...

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    How to stop your workforce going under when business is close to collapse

    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019
    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019

    With the recent collapse of Thomas Cook and other established companies in financial difficulty, such as Pizza Express and Links...

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    Hays Travel buys Thomas Cook shops saving 2,500 jobs

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019

    As many as 2,500 jobs at Thomas Cook could be saved after Hays Travel agreed to buy the collapsed travel...

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    Former Thomas Cook staff to take legal action

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2019

    MPs to investigate role of 'corporate greed' in company collapse; allegedly flawed redundancy procedures are cue for legal action

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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.

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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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    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...

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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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    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...

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    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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    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...

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