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UK Bosses Will Have to Meet You Before Refusing Flexible Work

From autumn 2027 UK employers must meet you and show a refusal is reasonable before saying no to flexible work. Here is how to make your request now, step by step.

September 17, 2026Read Article

Europe

Open Cosmos Raised $346 Million as Europe's Space Sector Staffs Up to Challenge SpaceX

Open Cosmos raised $346 million and says it will scale engineering teams in four countries. Here are the space roles Europe is hiring for and where they sit.

September 16, 2026Read Article

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News

airBaltic Files for Chapter 11 and Tells Unions Job Cuts Are Coming

A union believes airBaltic modelled 20 to 30 percent staff cuts before its Chapter 11 filing. What crews and ground teams should do while numbers are pending.

September 15, 2026Read Article

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News

Amazon Lifts Its Irish Starting Pay to 35,568 Euro and Adds 200 Dublin Jobs

Amazon is raising minimum frontline starting pay in Ireland to 17.10 euro an hour from 27 September, and is recruiting for 200 new roles across Dublin.

September 11, 2026Read Article

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News

Nearly a Million Young Britons Are Out of Work While Hospitality Sits on 100,000 Open Roles

A Hilton and WPI Economics analysis says lower hospitality taxes could move 15,000 young people into work, with each hire worth about 152,000 pounds a year.

September 11, 2026Read Article

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News

Italian Unions Call a Strike as Electrolux Holds to a Plant Closure and 1,450 Job Cuts

Italian unions have called a national strike at Electrolux on 15 September after talks stalled over a plant closure and 1,450 redundancies. What it means.

September 11, 2026Read Article

News

Germany Will Be Short 723,000 Skilled Workers by 2029 and These Five Fields Need Them Most

Germany's skilled worker gap is projected to hit 723,000 by 2029, nearly double the 370,000 shortfall in 2025. The five fields with the widest gaps.

September 10, 2026Read Article

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Layoffs

Jaguar Land Rover Confirms 4,000 Job Cuts and a 1.7 Billion Pound Savings Target

JLR confirms 4,000 job cuts, roughly one in ten staff, to save 1.7 billion pounds. What the 4 October voluntary redundancy window means for your next move.

September 8, 2026Read Article

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Salary

The UK Just Published the Names of Employers That Underpaid Their Staff

The UK named 658 employers that underpaid staff, returning £4m to workers and issuing £7m in penalties, with underpayments running from 2013 to 2025.

September 7, 2026Read Article

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London's First 15 Robotaxis Still Need a Human in the Driver's Seat

Uber launched the UK's first robotaxis in London with 15 cars, and every one carries a human safety driver ready to take control at any moment.

September 7, 2026Read Article

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Layoffs

Jaguar Land Rover Becomes the Second Carmaker in a Week to Confirm Mass Job Cuts

Jaguar Land Rover opened a voluntary redundancy programme for salaried staff as it moves to save £1.7bn over two years, days after Volkswagen cut.

September 7, 2026Read Article

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Layoffs

Volkswagen Signs Off on 100,000 Job Cuts After Months of Boardroom Deadlock

Volkswagen approved 50,000 more job cuts on September 3, taking its 2030 total to 100,000 and putting four German plants under formal review.

September 7, 2026Read Article

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