29 h. ago Sky announce plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close three calls centres

The media giants are set to let go of up to 2,000 staff members as part of an overhaul of its call centres.

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31 h. ago Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will eliminate 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

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31 h. ago RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

Health secretary aims to close regional offices and establish new division called ‘administration for a healthy America’The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced he intends to slash the size of the department he leads by a huge fraction – around 10,000 jobs out of the 82,000 full time workforce.Kennedy announced on Thursday that he also plans to close some regional offices. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Sky cuts 2,000 jobs as it moves more customer services online

Broadcaster to close three of 10 customer service centres, affecting jobs in Stockport, Sheffield and Leeds

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56 h. ago Civil service faces £2bn cuts with '50,000 jobs to go' as Rachel Reeves fights to balance books... but it will STILL be bigger than before Brexit vote

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is telling departments to cut their admin budgets - such as for HR, policy advice and office management - by 15 per cent.

Economics

4 d. ago Spring statement latest: Starmer warns of cuts ‘across the board’ with ‘50,000 civil service jobs up for axe’

Sir Keir Starmer questioned why the government shouldn’t aim to be more efficient

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4 d. ago Glimmer of hope for Reeves as economy stutters back to life ahead of Spring Statement

Closely-watched PMI figures showed activity firmly back in growth territory, with the reading up from 50.5 in February to 52 this month.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over cuts to Britain's bloated Civil Service as '50,000 jobs could go'

Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over Civil Service cuts 'that could see 50,000 jobs axed'

Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go

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4 d. ago Unions warn about effect on vital services after Chancellor confirms job cuts

FDA general secretary Dave Penman said a 10% cut in the entire salary bill of the Civil Service could mean up to 50,000 jobs may be cut.

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1 week ago Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

A senior defense official says that roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department

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1 week ago As many as 30,000 jobs at risk of being cut under Labour's plans to overhaul the NHS, eclipsing 10,000 to be axed with NHS England

The figure is far higher than the 10,000 roles set to be axed by abolishing NHS England.

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2 w. ago Which quango is next for Labour's 'bonfire'? The bodies controlling £350bn of public money and 400,000 staff that could be at risk from Starmer's new

NHS England is being merged back into the Department of Health, with ministers arguing that more than 9,000 jobs can be cut by removing 'duplication'.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England and bring health service under 'democratic control' as over 9,000 jobs cut

The Prime Minister plans to abolish NHS England to cut bureaucracy and bring the health service under government control, promising better patient care

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2 w. ago Starmer’s plans to shape up ‘flabby’ Civil Service could trigger union clash

Sir Keir Starmer will set out his plans for radical reform of the way the state works, placing a greater emphasis on AI and technology.

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2 w. ago The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency

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2 w. ago Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise WhitehallHighly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall by introducing performance-related pay, an accelerated exit process for under-performing mandarins and more digitalisation will be announced this week in what ministers say is a programme to “reshape the state” so it can respond to a new “era of insecurity”.The proposed changes, to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden, will inevitably provoke alarm and resistance from civil service unions, and be seen as the government using the current wave of global uncertainty as cover to drive through radical modernisation of civil service methods and culture. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members

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3 w. ago IRS planning to cut nearly 50,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people - right as tax season heats up

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4 w. ago Ocado to cut 'significantly' fewer than 1,000 jobs as it trims R&D workforce

The group, which runs robotic warehouses for other chains alongside its Ocado Retail business as a joint venture with M&S, said it was trimming investment on R&D to cut costs, having spent more than £800m in this area over the past four years

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