6 h. ago Young people to have 'benefits cut' if they refuse job offers in DWP crackdown

Up to 55,000 young people will be offered government-backed jobs in six UK areas from April 2026, but could face benefit cuts if they refuse without good reason

Politics

7 h. ago Young people to have benefits cut if they refuse job offer in new DWP crackdown

Jobs will be provided for up to 55,000 young people from April 2026 in six part of the UK, based on areas with the highest need

Politics

4 d. ago Fast food chain admit stores could close as part of overhaul

Leon has over 70 restaurants and over 1,000 staff

Politics

5 d. ago Yankee Candle maker Newell Brands announces plans to close stores and cut 900 jobs

The store closures and job cuts are a part of Newell Brands’ new global productivity plan to ‘strengthen the company’s competitiveness’

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6 d. ago Harbour Energy job cuts: Oil and gas firm Harbour Energy to axe around 100 offshore jobs

100 offshore jobs out of around 700 are at risk.

Society

6 d. ago North Sea job cuts: Oil and gas firm Harbour Energy to axe around 100 offshore jobs

100 offshore jobs out of around 700 are at risk amid pressure from UK windfall taxes.

Society

1 week ago Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that layoffs remain low, even as several high-profile companies have announced job cuts

Politics

2 w. ago University principal vows no compulsory job cuts before July amid strike action

Lecturers and staff with the University and College Union Edinburgh walked out earlier this week.

Politics

2 w. ago Home Depot cites US job and affordability fears as it cuts outlook

Home improvement retailer blames sales slowdown on sluggish housing market and less destructive hurricane season

Society

3 w. ago Ineos to cut hundreds of jobs as carmaker struggles with debts

Company owned by the billionaire Jim Ratcliffe says it is simplifying its head office to improve efficiencyThe carmaker owned by the billionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe will make hundreds of job cuts across the company’s global workforce as his heavily indebted empire comes under increasing pressure.Ineos Automotive did not specify an exact number of losses from its 1,700-strong workforce, saying only that it would shed “several hundred” head office staff across multiple locations, including the UK and parts of Europe. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Desperately worried': Edinburgh University staff prepare for new strike action

The University of Edinburgh is under increasing pressure as staff vote to continue industrial action against swingeing cuts

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting says ‘I’m not running a job creation scheme’ as he cuts 18,000 NHS jobs

Major NHS restructure explained as Health Secretary Wes Streeting scraps NHS England and merges back office functions into his government department

Politics

3 w. ago Dozens of staff lose their jobs at major Scots uni in brutal wave of redundancies

DOZENS of staff have lost their jobs at a major Scots university in a brutal wave of redundancies. Aberdeen University announced more than 40 staff had been axed after a savage round of job cuts. The uni opened its voluntary severance and early retirement scheme in April as it tried to fill a £5.5million black...

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3 w. ago STV faces chaos before Christmas as staff prepare to strike over 60 job cuts

STV could be thrown into chaos before Christmas as staff prepare to strike over proposals to cut 60 jobs. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has launched a strike ballot after STV bosses admitted the broadcaster lost £200,000 before tax in the first half of 2025 and is scrambling to save cash. Union chiefs say...

Events

3 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 w. ago Met Police chief accused of making ‘thinly veiled threat’ to senior officers over job cuts

Sir Mark Rowley faces backlash over a proposed pay-off scheme for senior ranks, with union leaders accusing him of pressuring loyal officers to leave

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4 w. ago 'He's having an incredibly hard time': Inside Gordon Ramsay's restaurant nightmare as insiders reveal his 'shocking' multi

No surprise Ramsay was beaming in the photograph taken by the newly minted Sir David, posing proudly alongside his friend and staff as Beckham thanked them in a message posted online.

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