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Article: Unite Slams HP Job Cuts and Takes its Message Direct to the Chief Executive.
Science Letter;  November 4, 2008 ;     147 words ......decision to cut 3,400 jobs from its UK workforce following the company's recent...will have a huge impact on HP's UK workforce with almost 3,400 proposed job cuts, nearly a fifth of the entire UK workforce. Keywords: Unite the Union. This...

Article: We love work.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 14, 2001 ;     24 words ...More than half the UK workforce has slept with a colleague. But a survey for Internet firm jobs.co.uk revealed less than third said it led to a relationship.

Article: Roche adopts flex to gain ground in the war for talent.
Employee Benefits;  November 5, 2008 ;     169 words ...Roche is introducing flexible benefits for its UK workforce to increase employee motivation and remain competitive...rolled out to the rest of the organisation's 2,700 strong UK workforce at some point. Douglas Ross, corporate HR manager at...

Article: Mail Business: Insurance giant to cut jobs.(Features)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  October 12, 2004 ;     159 words ......posts but will not shut as Royal & Sun Alliance slims its UK workforce by 1,100 jobs by sending work to India. The financial giant...will go through natural turnover from throughout our 11,000 UK workforce.' CAPTION(S): ENTHUSIASTIC: Solicitor-advocate Carla MacLeod...

Article: Swiss bank cuts 650 jobs.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  December 3, 2008 ;     93 words ......UK jobs. The cut represents about 10 per cent of the company's UK workforce and comes as a further blow to the financial services sector...people in 50 countries. Earlier, HSBC said it planned to reduce its UK workforce by around 500.

Article: New blow as bank cuts 650 UK jobs; IN ASSOCIATION WITH Rensburg Sheppards.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  December 3, 2008 ;     110 words ......bank said. The cut represents about 10% of the company's UK workforce and comes as a further blow to the financial services sector...Manchester. Yesterday HSBC said it planned to reduce its UK workforce by around 500 following a review of the business and current...

Article: Government Backs Amicus and CSC Landmark Offshoring Deal.
PR Newswire Europe;  August 8, 2005 ;     632 words ......savings made through offshoring with the UK workforce to provide training and development...to actively develop and upskill the UK workforce, to enable them to compete in a globalised...invested in skill development of the UK workforce towards the achievement of a higher...

Article: Wales escapes 'brutal' Aviva response to online trends.(Business)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 15, 2006 ;     543 words ......Union's owner Aviva said it will slash its UK workforce by 11%. It will transfer 1,000 of the...250 in Sheffield, will reduce Aviva's UK workforce from 36,000 to 32,000. 'The company...their shareholder profits than their UK workforce.' Derek Simpson, the union's general...

Article: Workers' switch for Eliza Tinsley.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  December 19, 2003 ;     418 words ......Faint Black Country based Eliza Tinsley yesterday said its UK workforce would switch from a production role to assemblers in a matter...There will be no real impact on employment levels in the UK workforce. Their jobs will change from cutting and welding to assembly...

Article: ABB to axe 10% of UK workforce
The Independent - London;  October 12, 2001 ;     56 words ...THE SWISS power and automation technologies group ABB confirmed plans yesterday to axe 10 per cent of its UK workforce over the next 15 months as the company moves to cut costs. Up to 800 jobs will be cut across all the UK businesses except financial...

Article: Cable & Wireless to sack a third of staff.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  June 5, 2003 ;     380 words ......Tyler Cable & Wireless yesterday said it would cut its UK workforce by nearly 30 per cent over the next two years in an attempt...clarity,' said Mr Darley. The 1,500 job cuts will reduce the UK workforce to around 4,000 staff and follow on from 3,500 job losses...

Article: Axe hangs over 2000 Marconi workers in UK
Evening News - Scotland;  May 3, 2005 ;     431 words ......supplier, today said it was planning cuts to its 10,000-strong UK workforce. The company, which has battled back from the brink of collapse...count reduction". Unions fear that up to 20 per cent of the UK workforce - about 2000 staff - could be axed. But in a statement, Marconi...

Article: Quarter of staff unsatisfied by job.
Financial Adviser;  September 11, 2008 ;     125 words ...Byline: Maike Currie One in four of the UK workforce are not satisfied with their job, and almost one in three...report from the Trades Union Congress. One in four of the UK workforce are not satisfied with their job, and almost one in three...

Article: GARDENING: Would you believe it.(Features)
The People (London, England);  November 28, 2004 ;     49 words ...Byline: STEVE RICHES - NEARLY a quarter of the UK workforce cannot see any plants, flowers or grass from their place of work. - BRITISH grass snakes like to hibernate in winter in piles of...