Charity sector has lost 25,000 jobs in Covid crisis with another 35,000 likely to follow as fundraising events are axed, charity shops shut and donations dry up In a survey of 455 UK charities 19 per cent have already made redundancies Further 23 per cent plan to make more cutbacks once the furlough scheme ends … Read more
Stobart culls 130 Essex airport jobs after Easyjet confirms plans to shut down bases at Stansted and Southend By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 18 August 2020 Airport operator Stobart Group is to cut more than 130 jobs after Easyjet confirmed plans to shut … Read more
Marks & Spencer will axe 7,000 jobs across UK stores in the next three months after sales were hit by coronavirus crisis By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:13 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 18 August 2020 Around 7,000 jobs are being axed at retail giant Marks & Spencer as part of … Read more
Amazon creating 1,000 jobs at Nottinghamshire warehouse that will help manage renewed surge in online shopping triggered by lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 16 August 2020 Amazon is creating 1,000 jobs at a warehouse in Nottinghamshire that will help it manage the … Read more
More than 50,000 jobs are at risk in the West End of London if there is not a drastic increase in shoppers and commuters, business leaders said yesterday. Weeks after its 1,200 shops were given the green light to reopen, the number of people heading to the West End remained down by close to two … Read more
National Express set to use jobs bonus to cut bus fares: Coaches only running a fifth full after lockdown slump By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020 National Express plans to use £4million in job retention bonuses to slash ticket prices on … Read more
The parts of Britain that are claiming the most Government help since lockdown started have been revealed. Blackpool topped the list of areas where working-aged residents claim Universal Credit, with 12.3% of the population, representing an increase of 5.1% since March. Birmingham is next with 10.9%, with Thanet third on 10.5%, then Wolverhampton on 10.4%, … Read more
The Tate Modern illuminated red tonight in an effort to show its solidarity with the one million creative industry jobs that are now at risk of being lost amid the coronavirus pandemic. Emblazoned with the words ‘throw us a line’, the art museum in London was among hundreds of venues across the UK to light its … Read more
Debenhams axes another 2,500 jobs: Department store chain has made a third of its staff redundant since April By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 11 August 2020 Debenhams has axed 2,500 staff, taking its redundancies since April to 6,500 – a third of its … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Yet more spending will be necessary to tackle the Covid-19 growth and jobs catastrophe By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 Disentangling the latest jobless figures is a nightmare. But it goes without saying that, as furlough is phased out … Read more