Job losses

Post Office to announce branch closures and job cuts in cost-cutting drive

The Post Office is expected to announce the closure of dozens of branches and cut up to 1,000 head office jobs as it seeks to reduce costs to secure...

Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs globally after sinking to a loss

Nissan has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce as part of “urgent measures” to...

BT says budget is set to cost it £100m as it reveals 2,000 more jobs have gone

BT has said it is facing £100m in extra costs as a result of the budget last week,...

BT trims sales forecast and says it has cut another 2,000 jobs

The telecoms company BT has cut its annual sales outlook and revealed another 2,000 jobs have gone under...

Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union

The German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to shut at least three factories in its home country, lay off...

Volkswagen to shut three factories and cut thousands of jobs, says union

German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to shut at least three factories in its home country, lay off thousands of workers and cut pay by...

Port Talbot: steel town braces for shutdown of its last blast furnace

The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant on Monday which will result in...

‘Survive to 2025’: UK TV production firms fight to stay afloat in slump

The UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market pressures has led to a £400m...

Blow for British steel industry as 2,500 jobs go at Port Talbot

The British steel industry has suffered a blow after confirmation that 2,500 jobs will go at the Port Talbot steelworks despite a £500m taxpayer-backed...

British steel industry braces for 2,500 job cuts at Port Talbot in government deal

The British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks, with thousands more jobs at risk in the UK,...

Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration operations

Shell is to cut hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration operation in the latest move by the chief executive, Wael Sawan,...