Aldi to cut up to 350 jobs at UK headquarters February 27, 2025 Discount grocer Aldi is set to cut up to 350 roles at its UK headquarters in Atherstone, near Birmingham, as cost pressures bite. The changes will affect some buying department positions, including non-food, finance and some back-office functions, according to reports. Aldi joins Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s in cutting jobs in the wake of October’s [...]
HSBC shares hit 20-year high ahead of results February 18, 2025 HSBC’s share price rallied to a 20-year record on Tuesday morning, hitting pre-financial crisis highs. The FTSE 100 lender is due to post its annual results tomorrow morning, which will mark its first set of results with Georges Elhedery at the helm. The bank’s stock jumped to 894.70 following the market opening, marking its highest [...]
Lloyds places thousands of jobs under review in tech overhaul February 7, 2025 Lloyds Banking Group has placed thousands of jobs in its IT division under review as the lender races to beef up its engineering teams and modernise its digital banking offer, Morning Wire can reveal. The FTSE 100 bank told some 6,000 tech and engineering staff on Wednesday that their jobs may be at risk of [...]
Tesco to cut 400 jobs as it moves to ‘more efficient’ working January 29, 2025 Tesco has announced plans to cut more than 400 jobs in a bid to improve efficiency at the grocer, following in the footsteps of Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons. The supermarket giant said that the “more competitive than ever” market means it must “work hard… to offer our customers unrivalled value”. “This means always being open [...]
Talktalk to axe hundreds of jobs in latest cost-cutting drive December 15, 2024 Talktalk is set to cut hundreds of jobs as it looks to boost its balance sheet after narrowly avoiding collapse earlier this year. The telecoms giant, which had 1,857 employees at the end of February, outlined plans to cut the roles in the “radical” restructuring in an update last week, according to The Telegraph. The [...]
Asda cuts jobs and demands three-days-a-week return to office November 6, 2024 Asda has announced job cuts and asked its staff to return to the office three days a week in the latest move in its turnaround plan. In an internal email on 5 November, the grocer said it was changing its office attendance policy at its George House site in Leicester as well as its Asda [...]
Deloitte cuts 250 underperforming staff in UK October 23, 2024 Big Four firm Deloitte has cut 250 members of staff in the UK, as the firm embarks on yet another round of redundancies amidst profits stalling
Asos to cut 200 jobs at head office as it battles cheaper fast fashion rivals September 25, 2024 Asos is planning to chop 200 roles from its head office as it looks to restructure its business in the face of mounting difficulties post-pandemic due to intense competition from cheaper rivals, according to reports. Asos said that current set-up was “no longer suitable for today’s business priorities and context… We need to move faster [...]
Cazoo preparing to enter administration as car retailer attempts to avoid collapse May 8, 2024 Cazoo has signalled its intention to enter administration and not ruled out winding up the company.
Haleon posts healthy first quarter update after UK job cuts May 1, 2024 Revenue at Haleon was up in the first quarter despite its announcement yesterday that it would cut over 400 jobs in the UK, as the consumer healthcare firm posted a quarterly update in line with expectations.