13 h. ago Mossmorran closure by ExxonMobil blamed on UK Government policies

The UK Government has also confirmed it will not be stepping in to save 400 at risk jobs at the Fife site.

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34 h. ago Hundreds of jobs at risk as ExxonMobil to close Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife

Workers at the Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran have been told it will close in February, with 400 jobs at risk

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34 h. ago Mossmorran chemical plant to close with hundreds of Scots jobs at risk

The Fife Ethelyne Plant near Cowdenbeath is set to become the country's next industrial casualty.

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52 h. ago Jobs Guru: ‘AI is taking over my industry – I’m terrified of being left jobless’

Reader Bob works in personal finance – just one of the sectors thought to be at risk from the rise of AI technology. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some advice

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6 d. ago NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

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7 d. ago Hundreds of jobs at risk as car parts company plans to close factories

The union is calling the plan a ‘betrayal’ of workers

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7 d. ago Wrexham chief reveals secret talks between Ryan Reynolds and Phil Parkinson after 'sack' rumours

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson came under pressure following a slow start in the Championship this season, with a senior official outlining the truth on rumours that his job was at risk

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7 d. ago Struggling major car firm to shut huge UK car factory with hundreds of jobs at risk after ‘persistent challenges’

A MAJOR car firm is set to shut down factories in the UK - putting hundreds of jobs at risk. NSK, which has supplied to manufacturers like Nissan in the UK, pointed to "persistent challenges" that has led to struggles in staying profitable. The Japanese manufacturing firm is looking at shutting two of its sites...

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8 d. ago £19million black hole at Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority revealed as staff warned of job cuts

Full details emerge of feared shortfall in funding, days after 1,500 staff received email alerting them to risk of possible job losses

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8 d. ago Jobs at risk at City Hall: £19m hole revealed in Sadiq Khan's GLA accounts

Jobs at risk at City Hall: £19m hole revealed in Sadiq Khan's GLA accounts  London Evening Standard

Economics

8 d. ago Greater London Authority's £19million black hole revealed as staff warned of job cuts

Full details emerge of feared shortfall in funding, days after 1,500 staff received email alerting them to risk of possible job losses

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2 w. ago RAF veteran, 90, threatened with eviction from flat after motorised scooter is deemed a fire risk by jobsworth landlord

AN RAF veteran has been threatened with eviction over his mobility scooter — just before Remembrance Day. Ron Gibbs, 90, moved into son Jason’s one-bed housing association flat last year as his health failed. The ex-RAF electrician kept his motorised scooter, which he uses to walk his two Yorkshire terriers, outside the back door. Last...

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2 w. ago Tory patience wears thin as Badenoch’s critics count down to May elections

With the party adrift and Reform surging, Jenrick’s allies are sharpening their pitch for a post-election resetAt an opulent speakeasy-style event at the Raffles hotel on Whitehall this week, the great and the good of what is left of the Conservative party marked the Spectator’s parliamentarian of the year awards.With the magazine’s editorial line still just about backing the Tories, despite the party facing an existential crisis from Reform UK, it was unsurprising that much of the gossip at the champagne-fuelled event was about whether Kemi Badenoch’s job was at risk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Patients will suffer’: tales from the frontline of the UK pharma crisis

The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk‘We want to see more investment flow to Britain,” the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, urged of big pharmaceutical companies this month, as she indicated that the government was willing to increase the price it pays for NHS drugs. Ministers are likely to announce a rethink on pricing soon, potentially by the end of this week.But the size of that rise remains uncertain. The big question is whether it will be generous enough to convince pharmaceutical companies, which account for a near-£100bn slice of the UK economy, to resume the investments they had paused in a strong-arm campaign to secure concessions from government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Betting taxes would 'wreck our high streets' with '40,000 jobs at risk'

Campaigners fear the UK high street will be badly damaged if the Government's proposed betting laws are introduced, with 40,000 jobs lost

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3 w. ago North Sea oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration putting 2,000 British jobs at risk 

A NORTH Sea oil and gas firm filed for administration yesterday, putting thousands of British jobs at risk.  Petrofac employs about 2,000 people at its UK base in Aberdeen, including 1,200 offshore employees and a further 800 training and operational roles.  The oil services group is tumbling into insolvency after a planned restructure collapsed last...

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3 w. ago Petrofac files for administration putting 2,000 jobs at risk

Petrofac’s UK business is based in Aberdeen and is involved in the operation of North Sea oil platforms for firms including BP and Shell.

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3 w. ago Petrofac plunges into administration as thousands of jobs at risk in Scotland

The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally, with around 2,000 of these based at its North Sea hub in Scotland, according to reports.

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3 w. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as oil and gas firm calls in administrators

Thousands of North Sea jobs are at risk after oil and gas services group Petrofac announced plans to appoint administrators on Monday.

Society

3 w. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as Petrofac files for administration

Operations will continue while application for holding company of former FTSE 100 group proceeds

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