Northern Rock to cut 600 jobs by the end of the year

Northern Rock has entered formal consultation with trade union Unite and other employee representatives, on restructuring the business including the reduction of 600 jobs.

Public backs TUC’s alternative to cuts, finds YouGov

More than half of the UK supports the TUC's proposals for an alternative to the cuts – calling for a plan B to help get the jobless back to work.

CBI urges public sector to engage creatively with cuts agenda

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) called today for a “radical rethink” of the way public services are delivered, to maintain front-line services at a time of austerity.

Unemployment and employment both up, says ONS

Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics show that for the three months to January 2011, unemployment has risen by 27,000 to 2.5 million.

Councils could face legal action over job cuts, Unison claims

Local councils could face legal action over public sector job cuts, trade union Unison claims.

Government to cut 28,000 police jobs, annual bonuses and overtime pay

Government budget cuts to the police service is expected to claim claim 28,000 jobs in England and Wales.

MDs at small businesses are friendlier the further north you go

A survey has suggested that the further north you travel, the more likely MDs are to have friendly relationships with their staff.

Redundancy is still a worry for a third of UK employees

Almost a third (31%) of the UK workforce are worried about being made redundant yet a similar number (29%) of UK CEOs say they have no workplace concerns at all, according to findings from The...

Public sector should learn from the private sector on handling redundancies sensitively

The recent suggestions that senior Whitehall civil servants could remain exempt from the severe cuts expected in the public sector have he potential to become not only a public relations catastrophe...

Public sector must act to avoid the disengagement and low morale the threat of redundancy brings

A recent report, Fraud in the Public Sector, from accountants PwC, warns that public sector fraud in the UK is soaring. Given what we know about the state of public finances and the need for drastic...

There are both winners and losers if default retirement age is abolished

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently renewed its call to the Government to scrap the current default retirement age of 65. A review of the default retirement age is due to take place...

Downsizing and streamlining - how to get it right

More than 27% of organisations plan to make redundancies in the next three months.The decision to make redundancies is not an easy one. Realism and honesty from leaders will be needed in order to...