AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHiring: Sainsbury’s and Argos are recruiting 17,500 seasonal workers for Christmas, while Birmingham Airport’s proposed £2bn expansion could support 50,000 jobs over time. Youth employment: Reports put the number of young people out of work at around one million, prompting calls for a jobs guarantee for care leavers and renewed concern about why more young people are not working. Job losses: Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 support roles, and Carlsberg Britvic’s proposed Marston’s Brewery closure puts 310 jobs at risk. Workplace policy: Andy Burnham is considering new employment contract rules affecting millions, while the UK plans to ease non-compete clauses to help startups and scaleups. Staff wellbeing: A study found almost one million people in Britain experience work-related stress, depression or anxiety; a separate report says employers are retreating as work stress peaks.
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