UK jobs market bounces back as number of payrolled workers spikes

The number of UK workers on payrolls increased by almost 200,000 between April and May this year as the jobs market continued to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis.  There were 197,000 workers added to payrolls last month, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak seizing on the figures as proof that his ‘Plan for Jobs’ ‘is working’.  … Read more

Fury at jobs threat after boss of Pendragon gets £413k bonus

Fury at jobs threat after boss of car dealer Pendragon gets £413k bonus Pendragon has put 250 of its 400 accountants in a redundancy consultation  Chairman and chief executive Bill Berman received a £413,000 bonus payment Pendragon has taken £52m in taxpayer support and already slashed 1,800 jobs By Alex Lawson For The Mail On … Read more

Gupta signals break up of steel empire sparking fears for 3,000 jobs

Gupta signals break up of steel empire: Crisis sparks fresh fears for 3,000 jobs at plants across the UK By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 May 2021 Sanjeev Gupta has signalled the break-up of his steel empire in a move that throws Britain’s … Read more

Does Chancellor’s £2bn jobs scheme need a little kickstart itself?

Does Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2bn jobs scheme Kickstart need a little kickstart itself? By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 When the £2billion Kickstart Scheme was launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn, it was seen as a lifeline by many small … Read more

Defence giant Babcock axes 1,000 jobs in drastic overhaul

Defence giant Babcock axes 1,000 jobs in drastic overhaul after racking up a loss of more than £1bn By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:43 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 13 April 2021 Defence giant Babcock International is slashing 1,000 jobs and writing off £1.7billion from the value of the … Read more

Britain’s jobs market begins to bounce back amid lockdown easing

Recruiters today reported the strongest month-on-month increase in hiring for permanent jobs for six years amid an employment boom prompted by the easing of lockdown.   The survey, which asked around 400 companies whether they have taken on more staff over the month compared to the one before, also found hiring for temporary positions had expanded … Read more

Fears for British steel jobs as Gupta’s Australian business crumbles 

Fears for thousands of British steel jobs as Sanjeev Gupta’s Australian business crumbles By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 April 2021 Fresh fears have been raised about UK steel jobs after Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was thrown deeper into crisis.  Two of the tycoon’s … Read more

2,000 jobs lost in rescue of High Street fashion chain Peacocks

Peacocks deal sees 2,000 jobs lost: Fashion chain to return to High Street after rescue by old management team By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 6 April 2021 Fashion chain Peacocks will return to the High Street with 2,000 fewer staff after it was … Read more

Peacocks is back: 200 stores and 2,000 jobs SAVED as senior executive rescues collapsed chain

Peacocks is back: 200 stores and 2,000 jobs SAVED as senior executive rescues collapsed British fashion chain from administration after securing backing from international investors By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 07:35 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 07:35 BST, 6 April 2021 Collapsed fashion chain Peacocks has been bought out of administration by a … Read more

Female CEO of £100m business launches 12-week course to get more women into tech jobs

Few companies make promises to get people employed after they sign up to their courses, particularly during a pandemic.  But that’s exactly what Amy Golding, chief executive of Opus Talent Solutions and founder of _nology says she’ll do. The straight-talking businesswoman, who became CEO of tech recruitment company Opus Talent Solutions at just 31, says she’s … Read more