The Guardian
VW Proposes to Slash Up to 100,000 Jobs, Union Promises to Make Life Difficult
Volkswagen wants to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four German plants; unions are not amused and plan protests.
2026-07-09
The Guardian
2026-07-08
The Guardian
German Car Industry Faces Existential Crisis, Suggests Selling Factories to Chinese as 'Bold Decision'
German car industry warns of job collapse, suggests selling factories to Chinese rivals as 'bold decision' - because nothing says saving jobs like handing them over to the competition.
2026-06-29
BBC Business
British American Tobacco to Cut 9,000 Jobs, Pivots to Vapes Because Lung Cancer Is So Last Century
BAT cuts 9,000 jobs to become 'AI-focused' while lamenting that regulators and cheap Chinese vapes are ruining its pivot from lung cancer to nicotine addiction.
2026-06-11
BBC Business
DS Smith's Paper Plant Closure Plans Spark Protest, Locals Wave Signs and Nostalgia
DS Smith's plan to close a paper plant in Launceston sparks a protest, as 167 workers face the axe and locals realize that 'tough trading conditions' is just corporate for 'we're moving on.'
2026-06-03
The Guardian
City & Guilds Training Body Accused of Being 'Dishonest' While Planning to Cut Hundreds of Jobs - and Also Hiring
City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut about 400 UK jobs while allegedly hiring new staff - a classic 'Do as I say, not as I recruit' approach.
2026-05-22
BBC Business
Standard Chartered Boss Apologises for Calling Workers 'Lower Value Human Capital' - Which, to Be Fair, Is a Weird Way to Say 'Replaceable by Robot'
Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for calling employees whose jobs may be replaced by AI 'lower value human capital' - a phrase that goes over about as well as you'd expect.
2026-04-30
BBC Business
Premier Inn Owner to Cut 3,800 Jobs, Because Nothing Says ‘Good Night’ Like a Pink Slip
Whitbread says it will cut 3,800 jobs and revamp its restaurants to save £250m, because nothing ruins a good night's sleep like a redundancy letter.
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