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A recent BBC survey has found that ten per cent of council jobs in England could be under threat in the next five years.

The forecast is based on a survey of 49 local authorities with a joint ...

A controversial merger between T-Mobile and Orange has been given the green light, sparking fears of cut backs and job losses.

Experts and analysts predict that up to 2,000 positions may be on the line as the two ...

Hopes were raised for economic recovery last week as figures showed that the British manufacturing sector grew at its fastest rate for 15 years.

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (Cips) and Markit whose index measures productivity ...

Shocking new figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that over 210,000 people are seeking work in the construction industry with only 300 jobs available in the UK.

The figures were revealed in Parliamentary answers and the Governments ...

New stringent price controls set by Ofwat, the industry regulator, could lead to thousands of job losses as Britain's water companies draw up new plans to adhere to the new ruling.

The deadline for all 21 British water ...

The 13th annual Global CEO report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has found that British CEO's are more confident in boosting employment levels than companies on the Continent. 63 per cent of UK bosses showed a rising confidence in a 2010 recovery.

The Government welcomed new reports that show that the number of unemployed people in the UK has fallen for the first time since the start of the recession.

Unemployment figures were reduced by 7,000 in the three months ...

Talking alongside the newly appointed European President, Gordon Brown has urged for economic change to help Europe escape recession and create new growth and jobs.

Gordon Brown said plans for EU economic growth of just 0.7 per cent ...

Energy firm E.ON is set to close its Essex based call centre which will see up to 800 jobs axed as part of its new strategy to 'streamline' customer service operations.

The German-based company, who supplies electricity ...

According to recent research published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), pending regulations and taxes will cost businesses over £26bn over the next four years, potentially slowing down economic recovery and halting new job creation.

The ...

James Purnell, former Work and Pensions secretary has joined forces with a coalition of labour market experts to call for job guarantees for jobseekers who have been unemployed for 12 months or more.

An alliance including, the Work ...

According to Toscafund Asset Management, one of the City's best-known hedge funds, London's financial sector is set to be boosted by the economic growth of emerging market countries creating 100,000 jobs in ten years.

Tosca's predictions are in ...

Unite, the UK largest union has warned that Kraft's hostile takeover bid of the confectioner Cadbury would put 30,000 jobs at risk because of massive debts held by the US firm.

Unite has warned that Kraft who are ...

Latest reports forecast that UK graduate vacancies are set to 'increase significantly' after two years of major cuts.

According to a survey of 100 leading graduate employers, vacancies for UK graduates are set to rise by 12 per cent (1600 ...

A recent survey conducted by Keep Britain Working has found that an astonishing two-thirds of British workers would much rather leave their current employer then have to reapply for their own jobs.

The independent employment campaign group, ...

According to latest reports released by KPMG and the REC, the UK jobs market is expanding at its fastest rate in the last two years.

The report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG suggest ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), administrators for the collapsed airline Flyglobespan have said today they are set to make a large number of redundancies.

The collapse of Scotland's biggest airline has meant that 550 out of the 650 workers based in Edinburgh ...

The government have pledged over £300million in the next 18 months to combat rising youth unemployment.

Youth unemployment reached a landmark high today as the unemployment total reaches just over 2,500,000. In the last three months a massive 952,000 16-24 ...

Administrators have warned that unless Borders finds a buyer this week, then all 1,100 staff working for the book chain store will lose their jobs on Christmas Eve.

According to reports released today, a new fleet of Chinook helicopters could be funded by job cuts at the Ministry of Defence.

Bob Ainsworth, Defence Secretary said that the government would be purchasing 22 new choppers to support ...

Millions of British Airways passengers have had their Christmas holiday travel plans scuppered after cabin crew staff voted in favour of a strike over BA's plans to cut ...

According to latest research published today, hospital cleaners are more valuable to society than top City bankers.

A report carried out by The New Economics Foundation (...

New figures from the Scottish Construction Monitor indicate that approximately 8,500 building trade workers lost their jobs in 2009. This downturn amounts to a loss of four percent of construction jobs, a serious setback following on from 2008's loss of about 20,000 ...

A heavily disputed Government report was leaked out on Sunday, painting a less than positive picture of the state's education system. The report, written by former WH Smith executive Richard Handover, found that the state's schools have been wasting ...

Bad news today from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The bank announced that it plans to cut 2,300 jobs. This accounts for roughly 2% of their 106,000 strong workforce in the UK. The cuts are expected to hit sectors like back office ...

Unemployment figures for December have risen drastically. Citizens seeking jobseeker's allowance rose by 77,900 to a total of 1.16 million. This is the second largest rise since the early 1990s recession. Unemployment figures in general are up by 131,000 and now amount ...

There's some good news on the job market as Morrisons announces a pledge to form another 5,000 jobs despite the downturn.

The major supermarket group, the 4th largest in Britain, announced that there would be new positions created ...

More bad news for the High Street businesses as Empire Direct falls into ruin. The major electrical retailer is now in full administration. 350 jobs were lost as a result of its failure.

Empire Direct previously had a ...

Bad news for the employees at Burberry. The luxury clothing provider has announced plans to close down their Rotherham sewing plant. This decision is just one part of a larger reduction that will end 290 jobs.

The Rotherham ...

There's bad news for hundreds of workers at Bakkavor. The Icelandic chilled food producer has announced plans to cut nearly one fifth of their workforce. The large company has over 30 factories spread throughout the country. Their factories at Spalding, ...

A new plan for economic aid has been revealed by Gordon Brown. His proposed plan is quite similar to the New Deal programs in America during the 1930s. Unemployment will be managed through 100,000 new public works jobs. They will ...

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced that TNT, the major dutch postal service, has a significant interest in buying part of Royal Mail.

This decision could be the best option for securing Royal Mail against future financial ...

Jaguar Land Rover of West Midlands and Warwickshire are planning to cut 850 jobs. Engineers and IT professionals at factories in Solihull, Whitley, Castle Bromwich, and Gaydon were informed that their positions will be cut by the year's end. The ...

Another two big businesses have fallen to the current credit crunch. Woolworths and MFI are the latest victims and the future of more than 31,000 employees was in question as of last night. The directors of Woolworths met at 6pm ...

Another 2,300 job cuts were announced by Wolseley. These cuts from the ailing building material supplier will mean that 20,000 jobs were lost in this week alone. This announcement is right on the heels of the 10,000 job cuts planned by BT. ...

Things look rather bleak for the manufacturing industry. A recent survey predicts an awful downturn that could endanger jobs numbering in the tens of thousands. The report from the Conferderation of British Industry claims that this is the worst ...

Terrible news for the British job sector as another 5,000 jobs were lost in one of the worst days seen since the crisis started. Companies in all sectors were hit with losses ranging from Virgin Media to Glaxo-SmithKline to the ...

An updated list of jobs available for new immigrants from outside the EU has now been published. The jobs were compiled using the advice of a panel of experts which determined the positions that British workers lacked the numbers ...

Gordon Brown recently made a stunning announcement declaring that he has little to no power to stop the waves of job cuts. This announcements comes as he is trying to encourage a large amount of Government borrowing to try ...

Oxford Economics has more bad news about London's future job market. An analysis of the latest figures for employment reveals that the recovery will be a slow process and that London will likely continue to underperform through 2011.

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A recent report from JCB's assembly lines in Britain announced that a general vote amongst the workers picked a salary cut of £50 a week as opposed to the alternative of 350 jobs being cut. This means that their 4,000 workers will ...

More bad news has hit the banking sector. It looks like Goldman Sachs will drop as many as 600 jobs in London. This isn't particularly comforting considering the recent worries in the hedge fund sector.

The firm is ...

A new survey from Charted Management Institute shows that IT executives are worried about their future, but not hopeless. A number fear unemployment and feel increasingly stressed while working, yet many feel that the IT sector will be fine ...

A number of the upper echelon in British banking are resigning from their jobs due to the Government's new ground rules seeking lower-pay and more regulation in banking.

Sir Fred Goodwin, a hero in the world of ...

A new survey reveals a drastic shift in the job market for new graduates. Many new graduates are turning away from the usual jobs in finance due to the credit crunch. The new hot spots are the jobs in ...

More bad news for the job market as the crunch now spreads from the financial sector. 600 employees have been made redundant at LSUK, a major car parts supplier. Focus DIY has also confirmed that 750 jobs will be cut from ...

Bad news for ITV. They are facing a potential strike after an announcement that 1,000 employees would be classified as redundant due to decreasing interest in advertising. The redundancies will amount to a cut of 20% across the network's branches. It ...

New studies released through the Office for National Statistics shows grim news for local government employment. Employment through local governments currently provides roughly 2.92 million jobs. This shows a drop of 19,000 jobs from last year, despite a growth of 2,000 new ...

A new report suggests some good news for the UK's future economy through the foundation of new nuclear power facilities. The new project will create a possible boost of £30 billion in revenue alongside thousands of skilled jobs. The report ...

Andy Hornby and Eric Daniels, chief executives at Lloyds TSB and HBOS, are facing urgent demands from union officials for meetings to discuss the job security of nearly 140,000 workers.

Derek Simpson, the Unite joint general secretary, has ...

A new government strategy should help the UK’s faltering manufacturing industry grow into the new green niche with £150 million dedicated to initiate new low-carbon industry. This grant could create 1 million "green-collar" positions throughout the country. The money will ...

A new survey found that as many as two million permanently employed Britons are attempting to start their own business out of a personal interest. Direct Line for Business conducted the poll asking 2,234 Britons various questions about self-employment. The ...

The Engineering Employers Federation has issued a new statement declaring that the government needs to take direct action to counter the economic slowdown and limit the losses in manufacturing jobs. This statement was released after the EEF had conducted ...

A new survey released by YouGov shows a sad trend amongst British workers. The survey, conducted through the Trades Union Congress, found that 25% of British workers feel dissatisfied in their current job. This amounts to roughly 6 million workers. About ...

A new statement from The British Chambers of Commerce makes waves as the first major business group to predict a full recession in Britain's economic future. This went along with an estimate that 300,000 workers would be out of a ...

New surveys indicate that most senior IT professionals are not looking for new jobs in the current downturn. This seems to result primarily from a lack of new projects that they'd find interesting or challenging.

Harvey Nash, ...

It's unfortunate that modern society suggests that today's students waste their scholarships and grants with frivolous college activities or adventures in narcotics. Recent studies confirm that most studies find gainful employment to support their education. At least 50% of students ...

Recent reports show that unemployment is increasing at an astonishing rate. Unemployment growth is at a 16 year high as the number of unemployed persons claiming benefits increased by 20,100 in last month’s results. These are outpaced only by the ...

Regional Selective Assistance grants, or RSA grants, will create or protect roughly 2,000 jobs throughout Scotland. There were 25 Scottish businesses who accepted £13.5 million in total RSA grants in the second quarter. IT projects, design projects, and manufacturing were some of ...

A new study reveals that Britons are steadily losing faith in the stalled job market. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Consumer Barometer found that 57% of people polled felt that employment prospects as a whole improved over the last year. This ...

There's some bad news coming out from a new report by KPMG. It appears that a majority of workplaces will look to cut jobs in the future. The study revealed that 60% of managers are currently trying to cut costs ...

There are alarming statements from Professor David Blanchflower. He is part of the interest rate committee for the Bank of England. He warns that a full recession is on the way for Britain. Only direct action from the Bank ...

Things are changing for today's graduates. A report by Milkround analyzed the employment decisions for about 100 graduates. They found that there are less people moving towards the higher salaries in London. Only 60% of the graduates are looking for work ...

A report from the Office for National Statistics states that unemployment rates have jumped by roughly 12,000 to a total of 1.62 million in May. Unemployment is roughly 5.2%.

The number of unemployed workers claiming benefits rose to 840,100 after a 15,500 ...

The Alliance & Leicester takeover could mean losses in the range of hundreds of jobs. Santander publicly announced a £1.3 billion takeover bid yesterday. Their future plans will involve a merger of A&L with Abbey, their 2004 acquisition. For now the ...

The annual report from Whitehall Watchdogs shows a big decrease in the number of women gaining senior positions in civil service jobs. This number has actually fallen below its previous low point in 2004.

This goes along with ...

There is a new plan for expansion at one of the biggest airports in the region. This new growth at Newcastle Airport will likely add 1,500 new jobs as a £20m project to build a new business park takes hold.

It seems that many middle-class people have had to get second jobs in order to hold their position against rising costs for petrol, food, and mortgages. This isn’t just hitting lower earning levels either. Everyone from lawyers to ...

There's a bit of good news for the telecommunications district as BT cements a new plan that will form 250 new opportunities. It will be part of their next £50m project to increase the amount of back-office support which they ...

A new announcement from Hays has shocked some in the employment industry. Employment in city bureaucracy is taking a serious hit. Recruitment has fallen by 20% in recent months and temporary employment has now become much more prominent. This is ...

The latest report sent out by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development shows sad news. There is a significant decrease in the amount of available work for unskilled workers in the 16 to 24 age group. This accompanied announcements that ...

The British real estate market continues its decline as the market faces job cuts numbering in the thousands right alongside a new report stating that house prices will continue their decline. Persimmon will cut about 1,100 jobs from their formerly ...

There is good news in the aircraft manufacturing community. Spirit Europe, a Prestwick based aircraft company, has firmly secured two contracts from Airbus. They hope that this will ensure roughly 750 at their Ayrshire plant for the specified nine years ...

The banking industry will take a bit of a hit as Barclays plans to slash 300 jobs from their Cardiff home loans branch.

Firstplus originally employed 430 in its branch based in Cardiff’s Pentwyn district. They have already ...

There appear to be even more job cuts in the future for the construction industry. An announcement has been made that 1,000 jobs will be cut from Barratt Develpments. This will make for more than 2,500 lost jobs throughout the sector ...

Pendragon is planning to drop nearly 500 employees from their workforce in light of drastically falling sales. High rates of inflation and rising costs for fuel mean that the market for their more expensive cars is shrinking.

New ...

It has been suggested that London is the location that the majority of graduates in IT, computer science and other IT-related courses choose to start their careers. The leader of InterQuest Group, David Bevan, comments that most of the ...

Troubled training outfit Carter & Carter have had the majority of their operations purchased by Newcastle College which has been good news for up to 1500 workers their who were fearing the worse about their jobs. The move has been hailed ...