HP to cut 30,000 jobs

The technology giant is to shed 30,000 jobs as part of a restructure

B&Q to close 60 stores in the next two years

B&Q has announced the closure of 60 stores in the UK and Ireland over the next two years.

Where next for collective consultation?

Collective consultation may be about to change. Again. We examine the effect these changes could have on the redundancy process.

What happens when the administrator is called?

Recent high-profile examples of companies going into administration such as Woolworths and Phones 4u has brought the process into the public consciousness. It causes distress to the workforce, and...

RBS to axe 30,000 jobs in restructure

Up to 30,000 jobs are set to go at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), according to reports.

BBC pay-off row: Adams under fire for offering outgoing top brass “sweeteners”

Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams has told MPs she occasionally offered financial “sweeteners” to push senior executives “out of the door” during a tense session of the Public Accounts Committee’s...

BBC HR director urged to step down over severance payments scandal

BBC HR director Lucy Adams came under fire from MPs yesterday over how BBC senior staff were given large pay-outs that often breached the corporations own guidelines.

Disabled workers facing redundancy as Remploy factories set for closure

More than 230 disabled people across Britain face redundancy as the Government announced the closure of the five Remploy factories in Scotland.

BBC criticised for £25 million severance payouts

The BBC has been criticised by its own trust for spending £25 million on severance payments to senior members of staff in recent years.

What happens when the administrator is called in?

The failure of a number of well-known businesses over the last few years has meant that the term “administration” has become familiar to the man in the street. The very word could also cause mass...

Woolworths payout decision is 'game changer' for collective redundancy consultation

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided in USDAW v WW Realisation Ltd that the duty to collectively consult over redundancies is triggered whenever a company proposes to make 20 or more...

Union anger over further redundancies at Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Banking Group has incurred union anger over plans to cut 850 jobs and close an office in Southend, Essex.