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'Future ready' | London-based tobacco giant cuts 5,500 jobs as AI transformation gathers pace
British American Tobacco has cut 5,500 jobs as part of a global AI-led transformation,...
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Job cuts | 1 in 3 employers likely to make redundancies by January 2027
A third of employers are likely to make staff redundancies by the start of next year,...
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Morale damage | KPMG redundancy backlash highlights growing risks of poor communication during job cuts
An expert warns employers that poorly communicated redundancy programmes risk damaging...
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Expectations vs reality | HR leaders warned against AI overreliance amid mass job loss fears
As recession fears grow and hiring slows, HR leaders are warned that AI productivity...
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'Death by a thousand cuts' | BBC axing up to 2,000 jobs as broadcaster seeks £500m savings
BBC's interim Director-General warns “big and difficult choices” lie...
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Paper cutbacks | The Observer offers voluntary redundancy to all staff amid digital pivot
The Observer newspaper has offered voluntary redundancy to its entire workforce as...
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Opinion | BrewDog's founder says he's 'heartbroken' over firm's collapse, but staff have heard it before
James Watt says he is “heartbroken” over BrewDog's collapse. But for many employees,...
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'Staff were in bits' | Axed BrewDog employees learn their fate on 15-minute Teams call as 484 jobs lost
An employment lawyer has warned BrewDog's mass redundancies could raise collective...
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'Reviewing operations' | HR staff at risk as Ocado eyes 1,000 job cuts
HR staff are among those at risk of job losses at online grocery giant Ocado, according...
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‘Paranoid’ | Google denies making female employee redundant for reporting sexual harassment
Victoria Woodall says she was retaliated against after reporting a male colleague...
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'Extremely concerned' | Government warned 2,000 Foreign Office job cuts could put 'lives at risk' & cause staff exodus
Plans to cut 2,000 UK roles at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)...
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Slashing headcount | Google rolls out voluntary buyouts for UK staff, following US scheme
Google has begun offering voluntary buyouts to employees in its UK offices, mirroring...
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‘Drastic action’ | Nestlé CEO axes 16,000 jobs, demands automation & 'performance mindset' culture
New CEO Philipp Navratil said 'the world is changing and Nestlé needs to change...
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'Shifting approach' | 600 jobs at risk as Sky pivots to compete with streaming services
Hundreds of jobs are on the line as Sky continues to overhaul its services...
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'Grappling uncertainty' | Layoffs, AI & RTO mandates: UK workforce anxiety hits breaking point
Fear of job losses, economic instability and return to office mandates stifle UK...
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'Long, hard slog' | 10,000 Wilko workers to share £2million pay out after firm's 2023 collapse
Almost 10,000 Wilko workers will share a pay out of £2 million after a tribunal...
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Redundancies | Office staff hit hard as Burberry axes 1,700 jobs
Burberry will cut around 1,700 jobs over the next two years, in a sweeping cost-cutting...
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'State of shock’ | Worker sacked on day off wins tribunal over botched redundancy
An employee "plunged into a state of shock" after being made redundant in a meeting...
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Higher risk | Scope confirms heavy job cuts, disabled staff significantly affected
The charity's workforce is set to shrink by more than 20%, with a third of job...
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‘Leaner’ | Cabinet Office to shrink by a third as 1,200 civil service jobs axed
900 other workers will be reshuffled to other Whitehall departments...
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