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  • Labour’s policies are ‘a hindrance’ to hiring, REC says

    Labour’s policies are ‘a hindrance’ to hiring, REC says

    Data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) reveals that the number of job vacancies in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 1.44m active postings in December. This marks a 5.5% decrease from November and a nearly 17% drop in new job postings. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…

  • Lloyds to shut Liverpool office

    Lloyds to shut Liverpool office

    Lloyds Banking Group will shut its office in Liverpool later this year, saying the decision comes as part of broader plans to run “fewer, better-equipped” offices as it looks to cut costs. While Lloyds has not cut jobs as part of the closure, it will impact the site’s 500 staff. Around 420 staff will move…

  • Meta to cut 5% of workforce and target ‘lowest performers’

    Meta to cut 5% of workforce and target ‘lowest performers’

    Meta is preparing to cut about 5% of its global workforce, as the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp looks to drop “low performers faster.” In a memo to staff, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he had made the decision to speed up the company’s regular performance-based cuts in anticipation of an “intense year.” Zuckerberg said…

  • WPP faces staff revolt over office policy

    WPP faces staff revolt over office policy

    FTSE 100 advertising firm WPP is facing a revolt after demanding that staff return to the office. A petition calling on chief executive Mark Read to revoke the policy has secured more than 5,000 signatures. From April, staff will be required to spend an average of four days a week in the office. A spokesman…

  • Women are more likely to be addicted to work, study suggests

    Women are more likely to be addicted to work, study suggests

    Preliminary results of a global study led by Polish academics on work addiction – defined as the compulsive need to work or engage in work over a long period of time – suggest women are more likely to be work addicted. Australian research lead Rachael Potter from the University of South Australia said workplace culture…