Fashion retailer Ted Baker is closing its UK stores, concessions and websites, with hundreds of job losses expected within weeks. The move follows the closure of 11 “loss-making” stores earlier this year, which led to 145 redundancies, including 120 in-store and 25 at its London head office. In an email to head office and store...
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Unwanted tourists boost Spain and Mallorca’s jobs and economy
Regions like Mallorca which are making global headline because of its anti-mass tourism protests can’t have their cake and eat it. Spain’s unemployment rate dropped in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, as a continued tourism boom added jobs in the services sector. The jobless rate fell to 11.3 per cent between March...
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Cineworld reveals first six UK sites it is closing in first phase of restructuring plan expected to hit up to 19 more with hundreds of jobs being axed
Cineworld has revealed the first six UK sites it will close as it enters the first phase of its restructuring plan. Cinemas in Glasgow Parkhead, Bedford, Hinckley, Loughborough, Yate, and Swindon Circus will be closing down in the coming months. The company has said it now beginning a consultation process with employees at those sites...
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Regal-Owner Cineworld Unveils UK Restructuring With Job Cuts, Theatre Closures
Regal-owner Cineworld plans to close six movie theaters, cut jobs and renegotiate rents as part of a court-directed restructuring of its UK circuit. “We are implementing a restructuring plan that will provide our company with a strong platform to return our business to profitability, attract further investment from the group, and ensure a sustainable...
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MPs back Labour’s plan to tighten outside job rules
MPs have backed a plan from the new Labour government to tighten rules on what they can do in an outside job. They approved changes to get rid of exemptions allowing them to advise employers on “public policy” and how Parliament works in general. Commons leader Lucy Powell said the move would get rid of...
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AI could enhance almost two-thirds of British jobs, claims Google
Almost two-thirds of British jobs could be “enhanced” with AI, Google has claimed, with only a tiny proportion at risk of being “phased out” entirely. Instead of worrying about job losses caused by AI, the focus needed to be on making sure the millions of Britons who could work in smarter and faster ways with...
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Cineworld to axe hundreds of jobs in blockbuster restructuring plan
Cineworld will this week unveil a sweeping overhaul that will cost hundreds of jobs and reduce its British footprint by at least a quarter. Sky News has learnt that the cinema operator will publish details of a restructuring plan on Friday that will result in the closure of around 25 sites across the UK. City...
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What is Great British Energy and what does it mean for me?
We will make Britain a clean energy superpower. The first step to achieving that is to set up Great British Energy. Great British Energy will be a company owned by the British people, to deliver power back to the British people. We believe people in this country should own and benefit from our natural resources,...
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New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence
Prime Minister and Energy Secretary announce first major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to unleash billions of investment in clean power Great British Energy Bill to be introduced today to enable a company owned by the British people, delivering for the British people, backed by £8.3 billion of new catalysing investment over...
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Cabinet secretary contenders: who’s in line for top job in UK civil service?
Simon Case is expected to step down as cabinet secretary early next year on medical advice, after taking time off for health reasons last year. The former royal aide, appointed by Boris Johnson to the top job in the civil service during the pandemic, has overseen Whitehall departments through the Partygate scandal as well as...
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UK government to prevent MPs taking on lobbying jobs
MPs will be prevented from taking on second jobs that fail to meet a new test of putting constituents first, under government plans to “turn the page” on an era of sleaze and scandal. Despite growing anger over MPs doing lucrative outside work while also serving their constituents, the new Labour government will not ban...
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DWP must focus on work not welfare, says minister
The Department for Work and Pensions will shift its focus from welfare to work under a Labour government, the department’s new minister has said. In a speech in Barnsley, Liz Kendall said more attention needed to be given to the factors affecting whether people could get work, including health, skills, childcare and transport. Asked about...