Alan Jones
UK
Third of employers ‘likely to make staff redundancies by start of 2027’
Research suggests that larger companies are more likely to lay off staff than smaller firms.
By Alan Jones
4 Jun 2026
Celebrity News
East London primary class is named the 'funniest in Britain' by Beano
The winners will be featured in this week’s 4,290th edition of the comic
By Alan Jones
11 Jun 2025
Business News
Boss of company that owns strike-hit Hull Trains to step down
Martijn Gilbert will step away from his position with immediate effect.
By Alan Jones
10 Jun 2025
Business News
Union membership increases in Reform-led councils
Workers are ‘flocking’ to join unions in local authorities now run by Reform, says the GMB.
By Alan Jones
9 Jun 2025
Health
Nurses to vote on pay deal amid concerns of industrial action
Around 345,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing will be asked if the pay award is enough.
By Alan Jones
9 Jun 2025
Politics
NHS spends £1.8bn a year on private firms, says GMB in call to end outsourcing
The union said the figure could be even higher as half of trusts it approached did not reveal their spending.
By Alan Jones
9 Jun 2025
London
Thousands to march on Whitehall in protest over spending cuts
The People’s Assembly said it expected thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists to attend the event
By Alan Jones
6 Jun 2025
UK
Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs
Unite has warned the industrial action could last until December.
By Alan Jones
5 Jun 2025
Business News
New stamps to celebrate the Royal Observatory
Royal Mail released images of the 10 new stamps on the 350th anniversary of the institution.
By Alan Jones
5 Jun 2025
Business News
Sickness absence rate down to just four days a year for every worker – ONS
An estimated 148.9 million working days were lost in the UK because of sickness or injury in 2024.
By Alan Jones
4 Jun 2025
Business News
Council granted interim injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers
Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March 11 in a row over pay and jobs in Birmingham.
By Alan Jones
24 May 2025
Business News
Union accuses Government commissioners of ‘sabotaging’ bin-strike talks
Members of the Unite union have been on all-out strike for more than two months in a row over pay and jobs.
By Alan Jones
21 May 2025
Business News
New stamps celebrate CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia
The main set of eight stamps features pictures specially commissioned for Royal Mail by British illustrator Keith Robinson.
By Alan Jones
15 May 2025
Business News
One in three employers believe AI will boost productivity, research finds
The Acas survey questioned more than 1,000 employers.
By Alan Jones
15 May 2025
Business News
Increase in candidates for jobs, study suggests
The biggest drag factor on activity is uncertainty, say recruiters.
By Alan Jones
12 May 2025
Business News
Big Issue founder steps up anti-poverty campaign
Lord John Bird is urging the government to do more to tackle poverty.
By Alan Jones
12 May 2025
Business News
British Steel begins recruitment drive for first time since Government rescue
The firm is seeking 180 new employees.
By Alan Jones
8 May 2025
Business News
Almost half of people ‘would struggle with bills if income suddenly lost’
Research by the Big Issue magazine found regional variations in the financial situation of people across the UK.
By Alan Jones
8 May 2025
UK
100-year-old former Wren Dorothea recalls ‘fighting spirit’ of Second World War
Dorothea Barron gave an interview to the Big Issue magazine.
By Alan Jones
5 May 2025
Celebrity News
Leader of performing arts union Equity re-elected for second term
Paul W Fleming won 81% of the vote compared with 19% for the other candidate Riky Ash.
By Alan Jones
2 May 2025
Business News
Hundreds of workers at Ofgem balloted for strikes in dispute over pay and jobs
More than 700 members of the PCS in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.
By Alan Jones
1 May 2025