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Retailers warn Reeves of inflation and job losses after budget…

Posted by November 13, 2024

Some of Britain's biggest retailers have warned the chancellor that last month's budget will stoke inflation in the economy and spark job losses a

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Post Office closures: Union backlash over proposed job cuts –…

Posted by November 13, 2024

A union representing Post Office staff has lashed out at proposals that could result in 115 branch closures and significantly more than 1,000 work

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UK Post Office to close 115 branches, putting hundreds of…

Posted by November 13, 2024

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Post Office will close more tha

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Record 7 million immigrants are now working in Britain &…

Posted by November 12, 2024

A RECORD seven million immigrants are working in Britain — holding down one in five jobs, figures show.The number has rocketed by two million in just the past

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‘More than 100’ Post Office branches and ‘hundreds of jobs…

Posted by November 12, 2024

Over 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as the company plans a radical shake up of its loss-making business, according to the

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Post Office jobs and branches at risk in shake-up

Posted by November 12, 2024

The Post Office's new chairman Nigel Railton will brief staff on Wednesday on the outcome of a review launched earlier this year.The former boss of Camelot was

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Post Office to set out plans for branch closures and…

Posted by November 12, 2024

The Post Office is drawing up plans to close dozens of branches and axe hundreds of head office jobs as it tries to place its finances on a sustai

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New UK Initiative to Boost Local Supply Chains and Jobs…

Posted by November 12, 2024

During the opening day of the World Leaders Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new strategy aimed a

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UK wage growth remains sticky despite cooling jobs market

Posted by November 12, 2024

UK wage growth appears stuck in the 4.5-5% area, despite falling private sector employment and lower vacancy rates. Further declines in wage gr

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UK jobs market in spotlight after Reeves’s tax rises on…

Posted by November 12, 2024

For the past few years only cursory attention has been paid to the unemployment figures because the jobless rate has been low and there have been plenty of unfi

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UK unemployment rises as pay growth slows

Posted by November 12, 2024

The UK’s jobs market has shown further signs of cooling after a rise in unemployment in September while pay growth slowed.Figures from the Office for National

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