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Biggest jump in UK redundancies since 2009 as Covid-19 hits jobs market – business live | Business 0
- BUSINESS
- September 15, 2020
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. We start with grim news from the UK jobs market. The number of people being laid off has jumped at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, as Covid-19 continues to hurt the UK economy badly.
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UK employment falls and wages shrink as Covid-19 hits jobs market – business live | Business 0
- BUSINESS
- August 11, 2020
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. The number of people in employment in Britain has fallen again, as the coronavirus pandemic forces companies to cut jobs. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics show that there were 730,000 fewer people
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Rishi Sunak goes all out for jobs, leaving public finances for another day 0
- BUSINESS
- July 8, 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s summer statement on July 8 was intended to show how the government can quickly end its emergency bankrolling of the economy, and let a re-energised private sector take the strain again. Since the lockdown was imposed in March, a furlough scheme has allowed shuttered firms to retain up to 9 million idled
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Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza owner to cut 5,000 jobs | Food & drink industry 0
- BUSINESS
- July 1, 2020
The owner of Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza is to axe 5,000 jobs after suffering heavy losses in the coronavirus crisis lockdown. SSP Group said the cuts, which represent about half of its workforce, are part of a wide-sweeping restructuring aimed at keeping the catering company afloat. It follows a dramatic fall in domestic and
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Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,150 jobs and stop flying from Gatwick 0
- BUSINESS
- May 5, 2020
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to cut 3,150 jobs. As well as axing up to a third of jobs to try to survive the coronavirus pandemic, the carrier will also move its headquarters out of Gatwick, where it has been based for the last 35 years. However, it will retain its landing slots at the airport
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Coronavirus: Half a million construction jobs could be lost if Boris Johnson gets lockdown exit strategy wrong, trade body warns 0
- BUSINESS
- May 3, 2020
Half a million jobs in the construction industry could be at risk if Boris Johnson gets his exit strategy from lockdown wrong, a trade body has warned. With the prime minister promising to set out a “roadmap” for restarting the economy on Thursday, builders are one of many sectors urging government to keep support going for
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