UK Economy: 1,500 jobs at risk as Paperchase faces administration

Stationery chain Paperchase is on the brink of administration as new Covid lockdown puts 1,500 jobs and 173 stores at risk Paperchase appointed accountancy firm PwC to handle administration process   Approximately 1,500 jobs and 173 stores are on the line for the stationery retailer The retailer usually makes 40 per cent of its sales over November … Read more

Boost for Priti Patel as 100,000 people apply for 20,000 police jobs as crime-busting drive begins

Boost for Priti Patel after 100,000 people apply for 20,000 police jobs as Home Secretary steps up crime-busting drive Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to launch a new phase of a crime-busting police recruitment campaign today So far 6,000 police officers have been hired across forces in England and Wales  Police numbers fell by … Read more

Parent is slammed for saying women are happy to quit jobs so their husbands can be the bread winners

A woman has provoked a furious debate by claiming she never believes mothers who say they ‘sacrificed’ their careers in favour of their husbands’ in order to raise their families.   Taking to Mumsnet’s Am I being Unreasonable, the unnamed women said she takes issue with women who say: ‘He wouldn’t be where he is if … Read more

Two Palace aides who lost jobs in March are back on Sussexes’ payroll in couple’s hiring spree 

Team Megxit reunion: Two Palace aides who lost jobs in March are back on Sussexes’ payroll in couple’s hiring spree EXCLUSIVE: Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rehired two former palace aides  They have employed ex-palace staff Clara Loughran and Beth Herlihy on a freelance basis  The pair, both in their 30s, lost their jobs … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: It has cost four Tory Premiers their jobs… but at long last, a sigh of relief 

Are we there? Have we finally made it? As I write, there are reports that we are inching towards a final deal with the European Union, and may have even got across the line. British negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier have been photographed disappearing into a locked room in Brussels, where … Read more

Marston’s to take on 150 Brains pubs, saving 1,300 jobs

Cheers! Marston’s comes to the rescue of rival Brains, saving 1,300 jobs as lockdowns push Welsh brewer to very brink By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 23 December 2020 Marston’s has rescued 1,300 jobs after striking a deal to take on more than 150 … Read more

Duty free loss will be a ‘disaster for jobs’, says Kurt Geiger boss

Duty free loss will be like a ‘Covid for 2021 for jobs’, says Kurt Geiger fashion boss Neil Clifford By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 The removal of duty-free shopping will be like a ‘Covid for 2021’ for high street jobs, … Read more

British Army will slash hundreds of jobs, leaked documents reveal

British Army will slash hundreds of jobs despite Boris Johnson’s pledge to pump an extra £16.5bn into the UK’s defences, leaked documents reveal Leaked documents reveal plans to dramatically reduce the number of soldiers  A major job-cutting review is under way in the Adjutant General Corps The Army said any job losses will be through … Read more

John Caudwell in Treasury talks over jobs drive

Billionaire Phones4U founder John Caudwell to discuss his proposals to reboot economy with Treasury By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 19 December 2020 Vision: Billionaire John Caudwell has outlined plans for a huge investment drive Billionaire Phones4U founder John Caudwell is to discuss his proposals … Read more

People anonymously reveal the most annoying jobs they’ve ever had

People reveal the WORST jobs they’ve ever had – from a call centre worker treated like a ‘thing’ to selling meat out of the back of a truck on a hot day People shared the worst jobs they’ve ever had on US-based website Whisper   One person said they had a terrible time working at a … Read more