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Chinese workers at BYD factory in Brazil found in ‘slavery-like conditions’
The workers who traveled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker BYD (002594.SZ), opens new tab earned roughly $70 per 10-hour shift, over twice the Chinese hourly minimum wage in many regions. For many, that made signing up an easy decision - but getting out would be much harder.
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Sainsbury’s to cut over 3,000 jobs - with all cafes to close
The chain’s 61 remaining in-store cafes are set to shut down as part of a major restructuring effort.
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Facts behind Trump and Biden's false claims as they come face-to-face at debate
As Donald Trump and Joe Biden prepare to face off in their first debate of the 2024 campaign, it's worth examining the facts behind their claims
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Auto Trader sees profits driven up to £345m amid strong demand for used cars
The online car marketplace highlighted that it experienced 'continually strong levels of demand' in both new and used car sectors,
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Abrdn chief Stephen Bird steps down after overseeing vowel-free rebrand
Sir Douglas Flint, chairman at Abrdn, has said Bird demonstrated 'courage to make tough but necessary decisions', enhancing the company's profitability
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'Britain's booming, says man who made £122million by doing absolutely nothing'
Anyone on £14,000 an hour would think it was good times, says Fleet Street Fox. But his personal wealth shows Rishi Sunak's not very good at the maths
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Morocco's automotive industry shifts gears to prepare for electric vehicle era
Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa's largest in less than two decades - but it's next challenge is to stay competitive as worldwide auto production transitions to EVs
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Vodafone returns to growth as it cuts thousands of jobs and waits on merger
The telecoms giant said it was making progress on a restructuring plan which has included selling off its underperforming Italian and Spanish businesses and cutting thousands of jobs
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Heathrow Airport set to be hit by strikes in May as 800 workers plan walk out
Unite the union has said close to 800 workers will leave their posts from midnight on May 7 to the end of May 13 in a major display of industrial action in opposition to outsourcing
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DS Smith agrees takeover by US rival, but £5.8bn deal puts 400 roles at risk
The FTSE 100 packaging giant has agreed to the takeover by International Paper after the suitor emerged victorious in a bidding battle for the firm
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PageGroup reveals job cuts as recruitment firm's UK profits drop by 9.2% to £27m
The company said that they reduced their workforce by an additional 1.7%, equating to about 100 roles, within the first quarter
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Lloyds Banking Group's shake up of risk management team could see 45 jobs axed
About 175 permanent positions within the bank's risk division and associated roles are at risk. However the restructuring is anticipated to generate around 130 new roles
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Content creation holds appeal for redundant workers seeking more flexibility
The US jobless rate has now remained below 4% for 26 straight months, the longest such streak since the 1960s
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Ted Baker to close 15 UK stores as hundreds of jobs axed - full list
The company which trades under the Ted Baker brand collapsed into administration last month, and it has now been confirmed that 15 stores will close for good
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John Lewis appoints former Tesco chief executive Jason Tarry as next chairman
Jason Tarry will take over the leadership role in September
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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its AWS cloud computing division
The company said it is axing 'a few hundred roles' in the team that oversees technology used in its physical stores
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Royal Mail plans to cut second-class letter deliveries to every other week day
Royal Mail anticipates "fewer than 1,000" voluntary redundancies and no compulsory redundancies as part of this proposed overhaul
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Popular airline to axe holiday service while putting hundreds of jobs at risk
Tour operator Jet2 is said to be ending its free resort flight check in service allowing customers to check their bags in at their hotels on the day they depart, while also making large scale redundancies
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Steelworkers' union announces details of ballot for industrial action at Tata
Community said it will be serving notice to the company this week that the ballot will start in two weeks' time
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Up to eight million UK jobs at risk from AI in 'worst case scenario', report
The Institute for Public Policy Research said the UK was facing a "sliding doors" moment around its implementation of generative AI, and called on the Government to ensure that a fair industrial strategy was in place
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Direct Line to cut costs by £100 million a year after rejecting takeover bids
The car insurance giant said the savings will come from technology and digitisation initiatives and from simplifying the group's structure
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Channel 4 Untapped initiative to invest millions in overlooked business founders
The broadcaster's investment arm plans to commit a significant proportion of its investment into growing companies led by entrepreneurs with more diverse profiles
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Harvey Nichols cutting dozens of head office jobs in bid to reduce costs
The luxury department store chain said less than 5% of workers are at risk of redundancy
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Tata Steel to start shutting down Port Talbot coke ovens over safety concerns
The steel group said it had been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because they can no longer be run safely
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Unilever announces 7,500 jobs will be impacted as part of overhaul to save £684m
Unilever also announced it will split off its ice cream business, which includes major household favourites Ben and Jerry's, Cornetto and Magnum