Nissan is to cut hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland car plant, as diesel sales decline. The carmaker builds its Qashqai and Juke models at the north-eastern England site, where it employs 7,000 people. As well as a fall in the demand for its diesel cars, the job losses relate to a switch in production […]
Department store chain House of Fraser has appointed turnaround specialists to advise it on a restructuring plan which could involve store closures and job losses. The retailer has called in KPMG to examine all options, including an insolvency process called a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). House of Fraser has 59 stores, 6,000 staff and 11,500 […]
Almost nine in ten employees admit they would prefer to work for a company that was embracing digital technology over a business that was stuck in the analogue past, finds new research. The survey, conducted by mobile data capture service, WorkMobile, found that 89% of workers believe it would be more beneficial working for businesses […]
The year-long squeeze on wages is nearing an end, official figures for the three months to February suggest. Using the consumer prices index (CPI) average wages went up by 2.8%, still below the 2.9% inflation rate. But the Office for National Statistics said when wages are compared with their new measure of inflation, including housing costs […]
Elon Musk wants staff to cut short unproductive phone calls and meetings as he aims to boost production of the Tesla Model 3 over the next few months. Work has temporarily halted at Tesla plants in California for upgrades aimed at increasing output from 2,000 to 6,000 cars per week by the end of June. […]
The apprenticeship levy introduced in England last year is causing “confusion and frustration” among employers and must be reformed, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Jane Gratton, head of skills at the BCC is due to tell a conference on apprenticeships that the scheme is currently “unfit for purpose”. Since its introduction the […]
Fast food giants, coffee shops and retailers are relabelling low-skilled jobs as apprenticeships and gaining subsidies for training, a report says. The study by centre-right think tank Reform says many firms have rebranded existing roles after being obliged to contribute cash to on-the-job training. It adds that 40% of government-approved apprenticeship standards do not meet […]
Self-employed workers on Universal Credit could receive far less than employees earning the same amount, a charity has claimed. Citizens Advice claimed that a bad month of self-employment income would not be rescued by the new benefit. It suggested a self-employed worker earning £9,750 a year would be £630 worse off under Universal Credit than […]
Carpetright says it is closing 92 stores and cutting 300 jobs as part of a restructuring plan. The retailer recently started talks with lenders to ensure it does not breach the terms of its bank loans. The chain is planning a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) that will allow it to shut the worst-performing stores and […]
Technology is not only changing the way we work, but creating brand new industries and roles that have never been seen before. Such is the impact, job search engine Adzuna in its latest job report has found a number of titles and roles that were once never thought possible. The study analysed 1 million+ open […]
