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August 13, 2025
Youth Training College named North West lead in £100m construction skills drive. The scheme, part of a national strategy to train over 40,000 trades people, future builders, electricians, carpenters, bricklayers, and plumbers
August 12, 2025
UK jobs market slows as wage growth dips, vacancies fall, and payrolls shrink, ONS reports, with retail and hospitality hit hardest.
August 11, 2025
Record 1.99m over-50s claim benefits as long-term sickness rises. Calls grow to reform fit note system and help older workers stay in jobs.
August 8, 2025
UK construction workforce faces sharpest slowdown in five years amid housebuilding slump. Britain’s construction workforce is facing renewed pressure
August 7, 2025
UK workers set for £1,152 annual pay rise in 2026. Millions of UK workers could earn more as the National Living Wage may rise to £12.86 by April 2026
August 6, 2025
UK firms push for full-time office returns as flexible working divides opinion. BCC survey shows rising demand for on-site work across key industries.
August 5, 2025
Lidl overtakes Morrisons to join the UK’s top 5 in battle of the supermarkets. Morrisons’ share slipped from 7.8% to 7.6%, with sales increasing by a modest 1.5%.
August 5, 2025
Over 3,600 workers lose jobs as Morrisons posts first profit since takeover. Morrisons returns to £2.1bn profit but sheds over 3,600 worker jobs. Cuts affect store, manufacturing, and head office roles across the UK.
August 4, 2025
Refuse workers face rising violence, with 61 assaulted last year. The Workers Union calls for action as tensions escalate over pay and working conditions.