United Kingdom UK retailers Boots and John Lewis announce up to 5,300 job cuts Boots will close 48 opticians and cut 4,000 jobs while John Lewis will close eight stores affecting 1,300 jobs due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. 09/07/2020
France Air France cuts 7,500 jobs and sparks criticism of €7bn state bailout France's flagship airline has announced it will be cutting 7,500 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis. 03/07/2020
Russia WorldSkills Russia creates new possibilities with the launch of the remote Future Skills Camp The global challenge of Covid-19 threw up unprecedented opportunities to rethink the way we organise jobs and the workplace. 01/07/2020
United Kingdom Coronavirus: 1.6m people in the UK now claiming unemployment benefit There are fewer jobs available in Britain than when records began. 16/06/2020
world news Analysis: Amid the coronavirus crisis, have we reached 'peak car'? The question is, after more than 100 years, during which cars have transformed our lives, have we passed peak car? 01/06/2020
brussels bureau EU countries split over size and conditions for coronavirus recovery As the European Commission prepares to announce its recovery fund and new EU budget to help the economy rebound from the pandemic, the 'frugal four' have called for Brussels to be 'realistic' on the size and conditions for funding. 26/05/2020
world news Is more working from home going to be a lockdown legacy? Nearly four-in-10 people in the EU began working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will they stay away from the office, permanently? 15/05/2020
real economy EU's 100 billion euro scheme to tackle coronavirus unemployment With unemployment surging across Europe and worldwide, will the EU's SURE scheme (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) help avoid another pandemic - joblessness - once the COVID-19 emergency has receded? 22/04/2020
world news Coronavirus pandemic pushes jobless figures into record territory Europe is seeing record numbers of jobless as business shut and travel all but stops over the global pandemic. 02/04/2020
real economy How to get older workers back into the EU's labour market With its low birth rate and fast-ageing population, Europe is facing a demographic crisis, but the EU Commission is trying to find ways to re-integrate older people into the labour market and create new opportunities. 12/02/2020
real economy Europe’s saga: Young, educated and unemployed There are 5.5 million young people in Europe who are not in education, employment or training. New to the labour market, they are less likely to find a job or are often employed on temporary or part-time contracts. 29/01/2020
Ideas My eco job | My life as an undercover animal rights investigator From fur trapping to football, Rich Hardy's CV isn't what you'd expect from a vegan campaigner. 23/01/2020
world news Greece attempts to halt its brain drain Tens of thousands of Greeks have left the country over the past decade in search of better career prospects. Now the Greek government has launched an incentive programme designed to encourage qualified young workers to return home. 12/12/2019
Ideas Half of millennials would take a pay cut to save the planet New research shows young people would be willing to reduce their yearly earnings by more than Generation X. 10/12/2019
Cuisine My eco job | How I made plastic bottles the sustainable option Co-founder of Garçon Wines Santiago Navarro explains why launching a plastic product isn't always a bad idea. 21/11/2019
Ideas Sales, media and marketing companies are worst for eco offices The survey measured recycling, energy wastage and single-use plastics. 18/11/2019
Ideas My eco job: saving ugly fruit and veg from landfill Two city workers decided to give up their high flying careers and do their bit to tackle food waste locally. 24/10/2019
Cuisine My eco job: Running a vegan cafe Sophie and Cait started out making cupcakes for a small market stall, now their cafe is more of a community centre 18/09/2019
Montenegro Watch: Montenegro's last lighthouse keeper 'still needed' "As long it’s needed, it should exist,” explains Stanko Stojanovic 16/08/2019
USA Victoria's Secret will close more than 50 stores due to declining sales The lingerie retailer is losing out as customers switch to other brands. 01/03/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: May under pressure and Trump meets Kim Watch Wednesday night's full episode of Raw Politics. 27/02/2019
Raw Politics Positive EU unemployment figures might not be telling the whole story Last year saw the lowest unemployment rates this century. However, the figures may not be as promising as they look on paper. 27/02/2019
world news General Motors to close plants and cut jobs to cope with ailing market American carmaker will streamline its operations amid rising costs and slumping sales, focussing on larger vehicles and future technologies. 27/11/2018
World Modern technologies: Will they one day take our jobs? A 2017 study by the McKinsey Global Institute predicts that by 2030 as many as 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. But who will be the most affected and how can we prepare? 13/11/2018
World Higher unemployment rates in EU cities for people born outside bloc Croatia and the Czech Republic are the only EU countries where unemployment rates of people born outside of the bloc were not higher than those born within it, according to Eurostat data. 09/10/2018
Denmark Copenhagen: New island settlement to house 35,000 people The Danish prime minister has announced proposals for a new island to be built by the harbour to also protect the city from rising sea levels 09/10/2018
