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Warning issued to retail workers as employers looking to cut jobs
19 Feb 2026 12:28 GMT
… issued to retail workers as employers in the industry are said to … reduce staff hours or even cut jobs, according to bosses. … year following increases to employer National Insurance Contributions and the …
Firms are also set to face another increase in labour …
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OPINION: Trump’s immigration assault hurts U.S.-born workers, too
19 Feb 2026 12:30 GMT
… for the whole industry.”
The Trump administration … labor market.”
REDUCING JOBS
Research also shows that immigration crackdowns actually reduce jobs … for U.S.-born workers. Chloe … raises and health insurance and retirement,” Nummacher …
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High street shops gearing up for large scale job losses amid collapse of big names
19 Feb 2026 11:28 GMT
… street jobs lost in the past five years, industry research … an increase in employers’ national insurance costs announced in … millions of low paid workers. The BRC questioned … employment rights changes (Image: Handout)
The threat of more job cuts in the sector …
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Retail bosses warn of staff cuts due to high employment costs
19 Feb 2026 07:01 GMT
… staff hours or even cut jobs, industry bosses have warned.
New … following increases to employer National Insurance Contributions and the … employing a full-time entry-level worker therefore rose by 10%.
Firms … downbeat outlook across the sector, with 69% of the …
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Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs
19 Feb 2026 05:05 GMT
… finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to … they would reduce jobs in stores.
The potential job cuts are likely … tactics to reduce labour requirements after employment costs rose by … of increases in employer national insurance contributions and a …
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Thousands of shop jobs at risk as bosses warn higher employment costs will ‘strip away’ shifts
19 Feb 2026 00:07 GMT
… staff hours or even cut jobs, industry bosses have warned.
New … following increases to employer National Insurance Contributions and the … employing a full-time entry-level worker therefore rose by 10%.
Firms … downbeat outlook across the sector, with 69% of the …
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German insurer Ergo plans to cut 1,000 jobs with AI inroads
18 Feb 2026 09:57 GMT
… German insurance firm Ergo will cut 1,000 jobs by … company officials said this week.
The Munich Re subsidiary, which currently employs … retraining, the number of job cuts would have been higher … into Germany's insurance sector. Allianz Partners announced …
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Opinion: Federal job cuts and political division are putting El Paso’s economy at risk
16 Feb 2026 23:10 GMT
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By Keira Jensen
As the longest government shutdown finally came to a conclusion after 43 days, millions across the country let out a sigh of relief.
Following over a …
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Greene King eyes 100 job cuts as pub giant plans second restructure in two years amid soaring costs
16 Feb 2026 13:53 GMT
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Increasing costs, including Labour's national insurance hike, have put … of Bury St Edmunds, where job cuts could take place. (File … last month to restructure and cut jobs. It has already cut … rates from April.
But industry groups such as HospitalityUK and …
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Bleak jobs figures boost chances of a Bank of England rate cut in March
17 Feb 2026 21:29 GMT
… the decision to raise employer National Insurance contributions in the … industry has been among the worst affected with widespread job cuts, … further to fall.
Private sector wage growth is now … fiscal consolidation, a weak labour market and cooling inflation …