More job losses are outlined at a local authority to go on top of those already made. Manchester City Council proposes cutting 830 jobs to follow the axing of 2,000 posts in the past two years.
Recruitment company Robert Walters, which places IT and administrative office temporary staff, stated it is “dangerous” and “short-sighted” for recruiters to believe they can avoid the costs of the new employment la
Signalling industrial strife ahead – railway signal workers are going on strike again in a dispute about shift patterns. The dispute has been running since April and signallers were taking action on Christmas Eve.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) explained why some of its members went on a second strike, saying because they are being asked to do more work with fewer people.
The NHS Commissioning Board will issue guidance to health bodies later this week about new medical and hospital procedures. The medical director of the NHS Sir Bruce Keogh said that the health service should move towards a seven-day model of working.
Approximately 90 firefighters from two counties have attended a blaze at a car showroom and workshop in Norfolk this week. Fire crews were called to the industrial estate in Downham Market at 03:20 GMT on Wednesday (December 5, 2012).
Unions have claimed the Office for National Statistics figures that say the average weekly gross wage for public-sector workers was £564.60, £9 more than those in the private sector, reinforced a myth that those
Dutch company Vion NV is hopeful of finding a UK-based food business buyer for all its sites on these shores. Vion UK employs 13,000 people at 38 sites in the UK, leading to speculation of job losses.
