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Save Me From Mumsnet!

Grant Feller | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Redundancy, Parenting, Mumsnet, Family, Dad, Unemployment, UK Family, Childcare, Work-Life Balance, Modern Parenting, UK Lifestyle News
Grant Feller

The low point probably came several months ago when I raced upstairs, put on my best suit and pretended to go off to work. It was 5pm and the children were due back from school. The truth that I wasn't able to tell them was that I had lost my job 72 hours earlier and was acting out this increasingly ridiculous charade partly out of shame, embarrassment and, well, I just didn't know what to say.

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Strikes, Falls and Parkinson's

Matt Eagles | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Health News, UK Impact, Daily Life, Redundancy, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Impact, UK Lifestyle News
Matt Eagles

I am not sure why Parkinson's chose me but I rather wish it hadn't and now, aged 44, it has been a rocky road which has included suffering bouts of self- harm and depression as a result of alienation from friends at school who didn't consider me cool enough to join them on holiday because I was, for want of a better word 'a burden'.

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1 In 7 Women Made Redundant After Maternity Leave

PA | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Job Losses, Women, Job Loss, Maternity Leave, Working Mothers, Replaced, Work-Life Balance, Redundancy, Modern Parenting, UK Lifestyle News

One in seven women are made redundant after maternity leave amid growing levels of discrimination, a new study has found. One in 10 women surveyed ...

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How to Handle Redundancy

Alex Yau | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Hmv Administration, Redundancy, John Lewis, Blockbuster, Hmv, Student Jobs, Student Life, Unemployment, UK Universities & Education News
Alex Yau

The R word - one mutter of it strikes panic to many in the UK and thousands cannot escape its terrifying grasp. It's a harsh reality that many worldwide have faced over the last few years. Things are getting better in 2013 though...or so it seems.

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The Perils of Savings Gaps and Their Impact on Retirement

Christine Foyster | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Future-of-Retirement, Hsbc, Retirement, UK Business, Saving, Spending, UK Economy, Banking, Banks, Redundancy, Recession, UK News
Christine Foyster

At some point in our lives, most people will experience a period of financial constraint brought about by an unexpected, or unplanned for, event.

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Another 37 HMV Store Closures Announced - 464 Face Losing Their Job

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Job Losses, Hmv Administration, Deloitte, Hmv, Business News, Jobs, UK Business, Redundancy, Redundancies, Hmv in Administration, UK News

Another 37 HMV stores are to be shut, putting 464 jobs at risk, according to the struggling retailer's administrators, Deloitte. The 37 stores - wh...

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One In Seven Brits Have Lost Their Jobs Since 2008

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Public Sector Jobs, Job Losses, UK Economy, Business News, Jobs, UK Business, Redundancies, Redundancy, Recession, UK News

New research has found that the total number of people who've been made redundant since the start of 2008 reached 3.5 million - equivalent to one in e...

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66 HMV Stores To Close

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.02.2013 | UK
Read More: UK News, Hmv, Administrators, Hmv Job Losses, UK Business, Redundancy, Redundancies, Hmv Jobs, Store Closures, Recession, UK News

HMV's administrators said that 66 of the music retail group's stores have been identified for closure over the next two months. The affected stores em...

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BBC Journalists To Strike Over Job Losses

PA | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Nuj, Bbc Strike, Bbc, UK News, Job Cuts, National Union of Journalists, Michelle Stanistreet, Jobs, UK Media, Redundancies, Redundancy, BBC Journalists, Media News, BBC Strikes, UK News

BBC journalists are to go on strike and launch a corporation-wide work to rule in an escalating row over compulsory redundancies, their union announce...

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Global Lessons To Help Reduce The UK's Youth Unemployment

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Business News, Job Losses, UK Business, Student Jobs, Unemployment, Redundancy, Youth Unemployment, UK News

The UK has the one of the worst levels for youth unemployment in the developed world, with just Spain and Greece experiencing higher levels in the OEC...

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Charlie Thomas

Was Swindon The Worst Hit Town Of The Recession?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Job Losses, Car Manufacturing, Swindon, UK Economy, Honda, Business News, Woolworths, UK Business, Redundancy, Recession, Nationwide, UK News

On 11 January, Japanese car manufacturer Honda announced it was forced to make 800 people redundant at its Swindon plant less than a year after it too...

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Charlie Thomas

Why The Changes To Redundancy Legislation Could Leave Workers Out Of Pocket

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Government, Job Losses, UK Politics, Beecroft Report, Redundancy-Payouts, Business News, UK Business, Lord Beecroft, Redundancy, Adrian Beecroft, Unions, UK News

The government has confirmed it is seeking to halve the redundancy consultation period for large-scale redundancies from 90 days to 45. Employment ...

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Osborne's Plan for Swapping Rights for Shares Will Scupper Employers and Employees Alike

Peter Watson | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Redundancy, Rights for Shares, Employment, UK Business, Employment Law, UK Politics, Owner-Employee Contract, Maternity Leave, UK Politics News
Peter Watson

Everywhere one looks, the hard fought rights of the individual are being threatened as the Coalition Government seeks ways to encourage private sector growth.

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Owner-employees - Worse News Than Beecroft

Joe O'Donnell | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Conservative Party Conference, George Osborne, Employment, UK Business, Small Business, Maternity Leave, UK Politics, Beecroft Report, Trade Unions, Redundancy, Paternity Leave, Worker's Rights, UK Politics News
Joe O'Donnell

It would be sad to see hundreds of years of employment law progress being swapped for £2,000 worth of shares which can be bought back on dismissal 'at a reasonable price'.

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Out of the Blue: Osborne's Employee/Owner Proposal has More Questions Than Answers

Lucy Bone | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Barrister, Law, Employees, Unfair Dismissal, Employee Ownership, Discrimination, Redundancy, George Osborne, Unions, Littleton, UK Business, UK Politics News
Lucy Bone

My prediction is that many employers, especially smaller firms, will see the Employee/Owner contract as bringing little marginal benefit. They will prefer to avoid another swathe of administrative cost and stick with the risks they know.

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The 40-Something Redundancy Scrap-Heap Challenge

Ros Satar | Posted 02.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Redundancy, Recruitment, Outplacement, Life Coaching, UK Lifestyle News
Ros Satar

"So, tell me. Why did you leave your last job?" This time last year, those words came back to literally haunt me over and over again. They came from ...

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Australian Paper Group Fairfax Slashes 1,900 Jobs

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Job Losses, UK News, Australia, UK World, Job Cuts, Sydney Morning Herald, Redundancy, Australian Media, Fairfax Media, Melbourne Age, UK News

One of Australia's most prominent newspaper groups, Fairfax Media, has announced it will cut 1,900 jobs as it attempts to adapt itself to the future l...

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Kent Council MD Snags £500k Payout For 16 Months' Work

PA | Posted 16.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Redundancy Pay, Redundancy, UK News, Katherine Kerswell, Kent County Council, Redundancy Payouts, Austerity, UK News

A former council managing director has received a pay-off of more than £500,000 after she was made redundant less than half way through her four-year...

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BAE 'Bailed Out' On UK Workers

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Redundancy, BAE Job Cuts, Job Cuts, Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems, UK Cuts, UK News

Leaders at defence company BAE Systems were accused of not doing enough to save UK jobs at a factory threatened by redundancies on Wednesday. Hundr...

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800 Jobs At Risk If UK's Biggest Coal Mine Closes

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Unemployment, UK News, UK Coal, Redundancy, Coal, Coal Mining, Mine, UK Unemployment, UK News

More than 800 people may lose their jobs if plans to close the biggest coal mine in the UK go ahead. UK Coal, Britain's biggest coal producer, is c...

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Jobs Lost As Little Chef Closes Restaurants

Posted 11.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Roadside Restaurants, Job Losses, UK News, Restaurants, UK Business, Little Chef, Redundancy, Recession, UK News

Up to 600 staff will lose their jobs at roadside restaurant Little Chef after the chain announced it was closing 67 of its 161 sites across the countr...

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British Gas To Cut 850 Jobs

Press Association | Posted 16.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Energy, British Gas, Unemployment, UK News, Press Association, Pa, Jobs, UK Arts, Redundancy, Redundancies, Centrica, Axe, UK News

British Gas is planning to cut around 850 jobs after reviewing resource levels in its services business, the company has announced. The cuts, revea...

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Royal Navy To Cut 350 As Defence Cuts Bite

PA | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Defence Cuts, Military, Ministry of Defence, Mod, Royal Navy, Sailor, Redundancy, Royal Marines, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- About 350 sailors are being forced out of the Royal Navy against their will as part of defence cuts. A total of around 1,020 N...

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'Shocked But Not Much Anger', Says BAE Employee

The Huffington Post | Paul Vale | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Warton, British Aerospace (BAE), Redundancy, Preston, British Aerospace, Blackpool, BAE Systems, UK News

Sitting close to the banks of the River Ribble, the small village of Warton is flanked by the old industrial towns of Preston and Blackpool – one fa...

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BAE Set To Axe Thousands Of Jobs

PA | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Defence Cuts, Job Losses, Eurofighter, Warton, Defence, Samlesbury, BAE Systems, Typhoon, Redundancy, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Defence giant BAE Systems is set to end days of speculation by announcing around 3,000 job cuts. Union leaders have expressed ...

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