Jobs

Jobs figures: NI unemployment rate is the lowest in UK

Posted by June 11, 2024

The unemployment rate for February to April was 2.2%, that’s down 0.1% over the year and the lowest of the UK regions, according to official figures.The lates

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Tata Steel to press on with Port Talbot job cuts…

Posted by June 11, 2024

Tata Steel will continue with plans to shut off its blast furnaces in the coming months, costing thousands of jobs in South Wales, despite the Labour Party urgi

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Cooling UK jobs markets dampens hopes for June BoE rate…

Posted by June 11, 2024

This was an increase on the 4.3% reported in the previous period and the highest reading since the three months to September 2021, according to the Office for

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UK jobs market softens, despite strong wage growth

Posted by June 11, 2024

Britain's labour market showed more signs of cooling in April as the unemployment rate rose, despite another month of strong wage growth, official data showed

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Rise in UK jobless rate muddies Sunak’s message to voters

Posted by June 11, 2024

(June 11): Britain's labour market showed more signs of cooling in April as the unemployment rate rose, an awkward development for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ah

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Jobs market weakens again after surprise rise in unemployment rate

Posted by June 11, 2024

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsBritain’s unemp

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UK jobs market softens, despite strong wage growth – ETHRWorldME

Posted by June 11, 2024

(Recasts, adds ONS quote and unemployment data)Britain's labour market

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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Rises to near 1.2750 ahead of UK…

Posted by June 11, 2024

GBP/USD could find resistance around the psychological level of 1.2800. The momentum indicator MACD suggests a confirmation of a bullish

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Labour’s VAT raid: ‘I already work two jobs and cannot…

Posted by June 10, 2024

Parents are facing a higher cost of private education if Labour wins the next general election.Labour is planning to add 20 per

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Pilgrim’s Europe plans to close UK site putting 270 jobs…

Posted by June 10, 2024

The “necessary proposals”​ will put around 270 members of staff at risk of redundancy and forms part of an ongoing review by Pilgrim’s Europe of its ope

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Fall in permanent hiring the softest in over a year…

Posted by June 9, 2024

The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, pointed to another reduction in permanent placements made by UK recruitment consultant

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SNP’s Stephen Flynn attacks Labour’s North Sea windfall tax plans

Posted by June 9, 2024

Stephen Flynn told the BBC's  Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the shift from oil and gas "has to be sustainable"The SNP's Westminster leader has attacked Labour's

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