Typically, a person’s first thought when it comes to the term redundancy is not positive. The word likely conjures thoughts of something that is no longer needed or, perhaps, is completely unnecessary ...

If you are dismissed because of redundancy, this usually means that your employer needs to reduce the number of staff it employs. This may either be because the place where you work is closing down, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “I can’t save every job. I can’t protect every single business.” The words of chancellor Rishi Sunak last week ...

One of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years has been playing out in recent weeks as 40,000 workers protest the threat of job cuts. Their employer, Network Rail, wants to lay off up to 1,800 people as ...