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WhatJobs Appoints Alex McDowell As New Operations Director
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Barclays confirms 5,000 global job cuts 
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Channel 4 set to cut 200 jobs amid TV ad slump
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London Underground tube strike suspended after last-minute talks
Asda store in Blackburn
Asda strikes postponed for last-ditch talks with union
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Sainsbury’s rises hourly pay for its 120,000 workers
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Aberdeen University staff to cast strike vote over language course changes
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Rising ‘underemployment’ crisis hits UK women and young workers
ASDA supermarket
Potential strikes loom at four Asda stores in South England
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Majestic Wine offers extra time off for staff during Christmas and New Year
Lidl
Lidl doubles maternity and adoption leave
An Amazon Prime truck arriving at an Amazon warehouse in the UK
Amazon faces escalation of warehouse strikes in Birmingham
NHS junior doctors' rally in Manchester
NHS faces challenges as junior doctors extend strikes over pay
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Octopus Energy pledges to create 3,000 green jobs in the UK
Tata Steel's Port Talbot steel plant in South Wales
Tata Steel jobs at risk as union infighting grows
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Most staff are unaware of the right to request flexible working in their new job
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Poundland hires nearly 1000 ex-Wilko employees
A woman enters a train marked with ScotRail logo, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
ScotRail managers vote to strike over work conditions
B&Q DIY superstore store front
B&Q faces staff backlash over contract changes
Aldi supermarket at night time
Aldi boosts hourly pay for London staff
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