Hiring & Firing – Page 12
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NewsLowman: jobs claims are supermarket spin
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman has urged the government to ignore "supermarket propaganda" on job creation to save the nation's failing high streets. Speaking at the association's annual summit, held in...
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Forty Booths jobs attract 400 hopefuls
Booths is wading through more than 400 job applications for 40 roles at its newest store. The upmarket chain said it had been inundated by applicants after advertising for general assistants for its store in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire,...
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Makro axes 150 jobs in battle to recover
Makro Cash & Carry has made 150 redundancies as part of a restructure to ensure it is "fit for purpose".The job losses follow a 90-day consultation at the wholesaler. The consultations, which started in February, involved department...
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VAT hike 'would cost 163,000 jobs'
A VAT hike to 20% would cost 163,000 jobs and reduce consumer spending by £3.6bn in the next four years, according to new research from the British Retail Consortium.
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Hundreds of jobs axed in Diageo restructuring
Diageo was this week beset by union strife as it unveiled controversial restructuring plans for its Scottish whisky facilities, including the loss of 900 jobs.
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NewsDiageo culls 900 jobs in Scots restructuring
As many as 900 jobs are to be axed from Diageo’s packaging operations in Scotland.
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Recession-hit Arla to axe 250 global jobs
Arla Foods is to cut 250 jobs as part of plans to save £120m across its international operations this year.Jobs are being lost in Leeds, Viby in Denmark, and Stockholm, and 50 vacant positions will not be filled. An Arla spokeswoman...
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Freeze on 'higher' pay as Musgrave axes jobs
Musgrave Group is cutting staff and imposing a pay freeze to help it cope with what it describes as "very tough" trading conditions in the Irish market.The cutbacks, which include 20 compulsory redundancies, will be confined to operations in...
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Alcohol duty rises ‘jeopardise 75,000 jobs’
Up to 75,000 jobs could be lost from the drinks industry if duty on alcohol continues to rise, according to new research.
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No plans to axe UK jobs, says Crown
Danish Crown says it doesn’t plan to make redundancies at its UK operation – but can’t guarantee jobs are safe.The company – which has warned of up to 861 jobs losses at its Danish meat production facilities – says there are no redundancies...
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New jobs total more than cuts
With job cuts across the UK, people in the grocery sector will take heart from our new Jobometer, which shows that more jobs have – so far, at least – been created than lost.
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Kettle Produce to axe 100 jobs as loss looms
Kettle Produce is to cut 100 jobs and has warned it is likely to post a loss in its full-year results.The company, one of the largest UK suppliers of prepared vegetables to the multiples, said it was axing 100 of its 950 staff on the back of...
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Cadbury confirms 580 jobs to go in new round of cuts
Cadbury is to slash almost 600 jobs from its workforce – including staff from its UK head office – despite yesterday posting a rise in sales for the past three months of 11%.
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Processors hit out at migrant jobs omission
The British Meat Processors Association has expressed disappointment at the Migration Advisory Committee’s failure to include boning and trimming in its recommended shortage occupation list. The Committee, which was charged with recommending changes...
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Recession raises spectre of Christmas jobs freeze
Fears are mounting that grocery retailers will have to dramatically scale back on the usual temporary staff recruitment drive this Christmas as the economy dips into recession. This week, a Manpower survey revealed that 13% of retailers expected to...
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Think twice: don't change jobs just for the hell of it
Creating a healthy work-life balance requires careful planning. You may have to trade off a less-than-perfect score in one area of your life to achieve a better one in anotherThis is a dangerous time of the year for anyone interested in...
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600+ jobs to go in Smarties production move to Germany
Nestlé has announced it is to switch the manufacturing of Smarties from its factory in York to a factory in Germany by the end of the year with the loss of more than 600 jobs. The move comes just two weeks after Cadbury announced it would...
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Jobs go as Batleys' staff move from HQ
Wholesaler Bestway is planning further consolidation at Batleys after a review, with a restructure and relocation of head office staff. In terms of the proposals, most finance responsibilities will shift from Batleys' HQ in Leeds to the...
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Scotmid axes jobs
Scotmid is to shed 170 jobs and close two food stores as it attempts to shore up the now loss-making operation.The Edinburgh-based co-operative has reported a pre-tax loss of £2m, after exceptional items and financing costs, for the six months...
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A scarcity of good jobs
It’s not just a human tragedy that only a minority of employees feel they are in ‘good’ jobs. Little excitement and too much stress damage business performance, says Steve CrabbMore evidence emerged this month about the depressingly...