Jobs

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson (PA)

Government to reform post-16 education to better align with employers’ needs

January 21, 2021

Big Issue founder John Bird is launching a service to tackle unemployment (Big Issue/PA)

Jobs and training service launched to tackle unemployment

January 18, 2021

London was the only major region which saw a year-on-year drop in job adverts (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

London lags behind for job vacancies, study suggests

January 15, 2021

Iceland is to create 3,500 new temporary roles to cope with Covid-19 spikes in demand (Mike Egerton/PA)

Iceland to create 3,500 temporary jobs to cope with lockdown surge

January 14, 2021

Permanent placements fell in Scotland for the eleventh month running, according to a new survey (Joe Giddens/PA)

Firms hire temporary instead of permanent staff amid virus restrictions

January 8, 2021

Construction firms began hiring for the first time in nearly two years in December as a surge in housebuilding helped the sector expand for the seventh month in a row, new figures show (Taylor Wimpey/PA)

Construction sector ends 2020 on a high thanks to housebuilding boost

January 7, 2021

Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is looking to hire trainee wizards among other roles (Alnwick Castle/PA)

Harry Potter castle hiring ‘trainee wizards’ ahead of 2021 season

December 15, 2020

Nearly half of Britain’s 5.9 million small firms expect to cut jobs by the time the furlough scheme ends, according to new figures (PA)

Nearly half of small firms to cut jobs amid Brexit and Covid-19 woes – report

December 9, 2020

The leasing process for offshore wind us currently under way (Daniel Law/PA)

New offshore wind developments should be delayed, say MSPs

December 8, 2020

Shoppers at Bonmarche in Farnborough, advertising its closing down sale (Adam Davy/PA)

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

December 2, 2020

Debenhams in Oxford Street, London, the 242-year-old department store chain said its administrators have “regretfully” decided to start its liquidation process, while continuing to seek offers Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

December 1, 2020