Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the retail sector are at risk of being lost amid the Covid-19 crisis, the British Retail Consortium has warned. Sales at shops across Britain fell to their lowest level on record last month, with worse figures yet to come, the BRC said. With ‘non-essential’ bricks-and-mortar shops shut up and … Read more
Amazon to add 75,000 jobs and let sellers ship ‘non-essential’ products once again as online orders surge during coronavirus lockdowns Amazon is to expand its hiring plans further to meet rising demand from consumers who are staying home to minimize exposure to Covid-19 Amazon said it had previously hired more than 100,000 workers in the … Read more
Spain is starting to return to work today as non-essential workers were allowed to resume their jobs after a two-week ban. Police were handing out millions of masks at Spanish metro stations today as factory and construction workers resumed their activities, although the wider coronavirus lockdown remains in force. The two-week ‘hibernation’ was imposed on … Read more
Housing market expected to fall by up to a sixth as thousands of Britons lose their jobs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:01 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 07:37 BST, 13 April 2020 The housing market is expected to fall by up to a sixth as thousands of Britons lose their … Read more
Europe is beginning its return to work today as some ‘non-essential’ workers resume their jobs in Spain while Italy takes its first steps towards easing the lockdown. Police were handing out masks on Spanish metro trains today as factory and construction workers were allowed to resume their activities after a two-week ban, although the wider … Read more
Housing market expected to fall by up to a sixth as thousands of Britons lose their jobs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:01 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 01:01 BST, 13 April 2020 The housing market is expected to fall by up to a sixth as thousands of Britons lose their … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Aviva to axe 1,800 jobs; Ford to close Bridgend plant; Fiat Chrysler walks away from Renault merger Insurance giant Aviva to cut 1,800 jobs in a bid to save £300million Fiat Chrysler has shelved its ambitions to merge with Renault Sales at fashion firm Joules rose 17% to £218million in its last full … Read more
Aviva axes 1,800 jobs as it aims to cut costs ahead of the business being broken up By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 June 2019 Aviva’s boss has unveiled plans to axe 1,800 jobs and pave the way for a break-up of the … Read more
One in six Britons is at risk of losing their jobs because of coronavirus, new report claims Report by New Economics Foundation said 5.6million workers could be jobless Government introduced scheme worth £330billion to support furloughed staff Around 1.6million workers work in industries which have already been closed Learn more about how to help people … Read more
High street retailer has announced it is going in to administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Around 22,000 jobs could be lost as the fashion brand blames the ‘unprecedented circumstances’ of the coronavirus crisis on a sharp downturn in trade. News that the store could go into administration was first announced on Monday, now … Read more