16 h. ago International Paper: Company to close five UK sites with hundreds of jobs at risk

The company has confirmed that consultations with employees and unions are currently underway

Society

17 h. ago International Paper to close five UK packaging sites, putting 300 jobs at risk

It bought UK-based rival DS Smith in a deal worth £5.8 billion at the beginning of this year.

Society

39 h. ago Fears for 200 branches of Poundland as whole chain to be sold 'this summer'

Pepco has announced all 818 branches are up for sale and there are fears a quarter of them will close

Politics

41 h. ago 200 branches of Poundland 'face closure' as whole chain to be sold

Pepco says it expects to sell the chain this summer

Politics

58 h. ago Jobs at risk as Harvey Nichols considers axing hampers and own

The company told staff it is launching a consultation which will impact around 5%, or roughly 70, of the group’s 1,400-strong workforce.

Events

67 h. ago Audible's new AI plans will put jobs at major risk, say translators and voice actors

Audible's plans to use "Amazon's advanced AI capabilities" for the comprehensive production - including narration and translation - of audiobooks has many voice actors and translators concerned

Events

4 d. ago Hundreds of Poundland stores at risk of closure as chain is set to be sold

The 825-strong chain has been up for sale since March.

Events

6 d. ago Poundland set to be sold ‘for a pound’ as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Gordon Brothers, the former owner of Laura Ashley, is said to be the front runner to take control of Poundland

Politics

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 amid high street struggles

The discount retailer has 850 stores, with 18 in Greater Manchester, putting thousands of jobs at risk across the UK

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland is set to be sold 'for a pound': 200 stores face the axe with thousands of jobs at risk as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Industry sources have suggested that Poundland is now unlikely to 'survive without a large number of store closures', in another blow for the UK high street.

Events

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland is feared to be about to disappear from Britain's high streets as its stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland 'to be sold' for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape, as its parent company, Pepco reportedly agrees a deal to sell the brand

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland to be sold off for £1 as budget business struggles to stay afloat

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores are at risk as bidders finalise takeover proposals for the iconic bargain brand, which has made a name for selling goods at rock-bottom prices

Economics

7 d. ago Corporate manager quits job to go sailing across the world with his cat

Being diagnosed with a syndrome that carries a risk of paralysis made him realize he hated his job as a manager at a tire company

Society

8 d. ago More Cardiff University staff told jobs are no longer at risk but 650 remain under threat

Cardiff University Vice Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said she realised many staff would still be worried. A total of 133 staff have taken redundancy, voluntary severance or left since widescale cuts were announced in January

Events

1 week ago UK gardeners issued warning over eight jobs you should 'never' do yourself

It might seem easier and cheaper to tackle these jobs yourself, but some pose a risk of injury or could result in a fine or prosecution

Events

1 week ago Trade deal with US could spell end of UK’s bioethanol industry, say bosses

Hundreds of jobs may be at risk as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanol, say heads of ABF Sugar and EnsusBusiness live – latest updatesThe British bioethanol industry could collapse as a result of Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump, industry bosses have said.The bosses of ABF Sugar and Ensus, the companies behind almost all of the UK’s production capacity of bioethanol – a petrol substitute produced from agricultural products – have said hundreds of jobs in north-east England and Yorkshire could be at risk as a result of the deal. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Jobs ‘days’ away from being lost without US deal, suggests Reynolds

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said ‘we were at risk of thousands of people losing their jobs’ without an agreement.

Economics

2 w. ago Britain hasn’t agreed a trade deal with the US – it’s ended a hostage negotiation | Gaby Hinsliff

There will be relief for carmakers but not much else to celebrate: Trump’s whims still hang over the UK – and the world – economyHang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A VE Day trade deal with Donald Trump is done, and in the car plants of the West Midlands as much as in the backrooms of No 10, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, America’s phoney war on them is over.It’s true that the easing of arbitrary tariffs on cars, steel and aluminium that didn’t even exist until eight weeks ago falls far short of being an actual trade deal, not least because the president could rip it up again tomorrow if he felt like it. But the terms agreed between London and Washington could save thousands of jobs, which isn’t to be sniffed at, even if they’re jobs that need never have been at risk in the first place had Trump not suddenly chosen to threaten them. More surprisingly, Rachel Reeves seems to have managed to hang on to her digital services tax on (mostly US...

Economics

2 w. ago Huge car dealership with over 90,000 vehicles to close in weeks

German online car marketplace Heycar, founded in 2017 and later launched in the UK in 2019, had initially set its sights on rivaling Auto Trader and Motors, but experienced great losses.

Economics