Job losses
‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
Labor and environmental groups are demanding that General Electric stop offshoring jobs and invest in renewable energy
Michael Sainato
12, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
‘Highly disproportionate’: Australia’s casual workers bear brunt of job losses amid lockdowns
Report shows people in insecure, lower-paid positions suffered the worst of the pandemic’s employment impacts in 2021
Paul Karp
03, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM
Virgin Money to close 31 branches across Scotland and north of England
Move to cut one in five outlets means bank has more than halved number of branches since 2018
Jasper Jolly
30, Sep, 2021 @7:49 AM
Furlough end unlikely to resolve driver and care staff shortage, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation say mismatch between skillsets of those losing jobs in UK and those needed will continue unless government steps in
Phillip Inman
05, Sep, 2021 @5:15 AM
One in seven shops now vacant across the UK
Retailers call on government to amend business tax rates in response to changing shopping needs and habits
Sarah Butler
30, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
John Lewis and Waitrose owner to cut 1,000 jobs in stores
John Lewis Partnership simplifying store management structures to reduce costs by £300m a year
Sarah Butler
14, Jul, 2021 @3:42 PM
Low-paid UK workers ‘most at risk of losing jobs when furlough ends’
Resolution Foundation’s analysis is in line with experience of financial crisis more than 10 years ago
Jasper Jolly
06, Jun, 2021 @11:01 PM
‘I can’t recruit chefs’: Brexit and Covid plunge hospitality into crisis
Sunny days should see the UK’s restaurants and pubs welcoming customers, but they face a staffing nightmare
Joanna Partridge and Richard Partington
05, Jun, 2021 @3:00 PM
SFO launches inquiry into Gupta firms, including Greensill finance links
Move to investigate suspected fraud and money laundering prompts collapse of Liberty Steel rescue deal putting 3,000 UK jobs at risk
Jasper Jolly
14, May, 2021 @4:52 PM
British retailers say closures and job losses still a risk despite lockdown easing
Trade body urges government to deliver on promise to reform business rates to protect sector
Larry Elliott Economics editor
10, May, 2021 @11:01 PM
UK government must save Liberty Steel soon to protect supply chain jobs, warns Labour
Party says insolvency could threaten thousands of workers if owner Sanjeev Gupta fails to find new lender
Jasper Jolly
20, Apr, 2021 @11:01 PM
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group calls for inquiry into Peacocks sale
Sports Direct owner questions handling of sale to group backed by former owner Philip Day
Sarah Butler
06, Apr, 2021 @5:57 PM
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