58 h. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record high; US jobs market weakens as companies cut workers – business live

FTSE 100 hits record high as global stocks celebrate best September since 2013UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costsOver in the eurozone, the manufacturing sector has slipped back into contraction.Data firm S&P Global reports that factory operating conditions across the euro area deteriorated in September, due to a reduction in new order inflows and a sharper rate of job shedding. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Royal Mail hiring 20,000 extra workers for Christmas 2025 with jobs available from October

The seasonal roles will run from late October through to early January 2026

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4 d. ago Royal Mail to take on 20,000 new workers over busy festive period

New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country

Politics

4 d. ago Labour AND the Tories betrayed young people by making us compete for jobs with foreign workers. Now Rachel Reeves wants to do even more damage, writes JACK ANDERTON

The Prime Minister yesterday described the Reform plan - to ask those with ILR status to reapply for a visa and potentially deport those rejected - as 'racist' and 'immoral'. This insults millions of Britons.

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5 d. ago William and Kate invited to tour Australia after country’s PM had tea with King Charles

KATE and William have been invited to tour Down Under by the Aussie PM after he shared tea with the King. Anthony Albanese said he was “hopeful” and there was a “standing invitation” for the Prince and Princess of Wales to visit in the “coming period”. The Australian Prime Minister was speaking after jetting to...

Politics

6 d. ago Christian Horner rakes in huge salary and remains on course to be F1’s highest paid boss – despite being SACKED

CHRISTIAN HORNER banked a whopping £7,046,000 salary last year — keeping him on track as Formula One’s best-paid team boss. Horner’s pay increased by £46,000 — almost £4,000 a month — according to fresh accounts from Red Bull. The 51-year-old’s pay rise came on top of his salary doubling the previous year and meant his...

Economics

7 d. ago UK workers with these jobs invited to move to Australia – they'll also double their salary

Professionals are being invited to job fair events in the UK to discuss career and lifestyle opportunities with representatives from key sectors in South Australia

Economics

7 d. ago Scots workers in a wide range of jobs being sought to move to Australia

Those who work in healthcare, engineering, construction and public services can find out more about life down under this month in a Glasgow showcase.

Politics

1 week ago Gig economy: 7 smart ways UK freelance workers can save without steady wage jobs and an uncertain income

How to take control of your finances if you’re juggling gigs with an uneven income 💸

Economics

2 w. ago Creepy crisis worker keeps job after saying he 'couldn't trust himself' to visit service user 'alone'

James McConville, who works as a support worker for a homelessness charity, made the comment to two colleagues on different occasions in 2023.

Events

2 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned 'don't' over Autumn Budget as workers face jobs and wages blow

Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Autumn Budget later this year

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2 w. ago One in three UK workers considering a sabbatical — find out the best time to go

A third of workers are considering taking extended time off from their job to recharge or learn a new skill, but when is the right time go? Take this quiz to find out.

Politics

3 w. ago Are YOU rich and do you earn more or less than your neighbours? Our calculator reveals how your salary stacks up for your town and job

Do you earn more or less than the average person who does your job, or the typical worker where you live? Use our special calculator to see how your salary stacks up

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3 w. ago Inside the life of a Tube driver: Underground worker reveals why she LOVES her job in TikTok clips of her shifts

Sarah Russell, 33, routinely shares snippets from her life on TikTok where 33,000 people follow her updates.

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3 w. ago Inside the life of a Tube driver: Underground worker reveals why she LOVES her job in clips of her shifts on TikTok

Sarah Russell, 33, routinely shares snippets from her life on TikTok where 33,000 people follow her updates.

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3 w. ago Are YOU rich and do you earn more than your neighbours? Our calculator reveals how your salary stacks up for your town and job

Do you earn more or less than the average person who does your job, or the typical worker where you live? Use our special calculator to see how your salary stacks up

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3 w. ago UK workers ‘job hugging’ to seek security as competition grows – report

A top economist cautioned that workers are clinging onto roles as opportunities thin out and competition for jobs intensifies.

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3 w. ago ‘They grabbed us like dogs’: deportation quotas tear Haitian migrants’ lives apart

In the Dominican Republic, batey slums housing sugarcane workers from Haiti fear immigration raids and extortionOn the yellow bus rumbling through the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane fields back to the settlement, Sainristil sat among the jolting bodies of other Haitian workers in ripped orange shirts. These journeys are routine – always the same grumbling stomachs in anticipation of dinner, the same chatter among men who share a job, a home and a homeland.But that evening, as the workers’ bus pulled into the cul-de-sac of communal housing, it came to a halt before two white buses marked with the words “Migration control”. Continue reading...

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