The Jobs Monitor is updated daily with the job-creation and job-loss activity of thousands of named organisations experiencing dynamic change.

The jobs data is gathered from rigorous media monitoring across 200,000 sources; data analysis of
employment moves within organisations that are growing, downsizing or restructuring; and other
relevant research.

– Positive news – Negative news

Date

Organisation

Turnover £m

Employees

Sector Group

What’s Happening
02/11/20 Transmission Dynamics 50 Engineering & manufacturing £500,000 Investment Secured – Creating 50 Jobs – New Northumberland Facility Planned
02/11/20 Britannia Adelphi Hotel Limited 178 Leisure & hospitality Cutting 80 Jobs – Business Impacted by Covid19
03/11/20 Bakkavor 1,890 20,105 Food & Beverages 127 New Jobs in Somerset – Increased demand due to Christmas Period
03/11/20 Airbus 6,000 13,500 Aerospace & Defence 400 Jobs at risk of redundancy in Broughton, Wales – Restructuring – Cutting Costs
04/11/20 Project D 10 Food & beverages Relocating to New Derby Premises – 11,000 Sq Ft – 100 Jobs Expected
04/11/20 Loomis 121 1,992 Transport & storage Cutting 222 Jobs Nationwide – Business Impacted by Covid19 – Company Restructure
05/11/20 Medicines Discovery Catapult 13 97 Chemicals, pharmac & biotech Further Expansion Planned – Creating 300 Jobs – Business Growth
05/11/20 Caterpillar 1,100 10,000 Engineering & manufacturing Cutting 700 Jobs in Northern Ireland – Part of Wider Business Restructure
09/11/20 Global Procurement Group 30 285 Energy, utilities, waste Creating 150 UK Jobs – Follows Turnover & Profit Growth – Part Of Global Expansion Plans
09/11/20 Total Glass 26 216 Property & construction In Administration – 167 Jobs At Risk – Follows Significant Losses
10/11/20 The Steel Cauldron 20 Leisure & hospitality £25,000 Investment Secured – 18 Jobs Created – Growth Expected
10/11/20 Courtney Airsavers 14 Leisure & hospitality In Administration – Trading Ceased – Jobs Lost – Business Impacted By Covid19
11/11/20 Kingsley Healthcare 40 1,800 Health & veterinary services New Care Home Planned In Norfolk – 100 Jobs Expected – £12 million Investment
11/11/20 Petroineos Trading Limited 24,070 700 Energy, utilities, waste Restructuring Plans – 200 Jobs At Risk – Mothballing 2 Units In Scotland
12/11/20 XPO Logistics 396 15,000 Transport & storage Creating 1000 Jobs in East Midlands – Increasing demand due to Pandemic and Christmas Season
12/11/20 Loganair 120 693 Transport & storage Further 165 Jobs At Risk In Scotland – Ongoing Business Restructure – Trading Impacted By Covid19
13/11/20 Cornwall Council 5,000 Local government Major Recruitment Campaign Launched – 1,000 Care Jobs Available
13/11/20 Young & Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C 304 5,000 Leisure & hospitality Making 1000 Redundancies – 20% of Workforce affected – £21.8m Half-year loss reported – Pandemic Impacting Trading
16/11/20 Green Supplier Limited 200 Energy, utilities, waste Workforce Expanded – Further Recruitment Planned – New Department Created – Business Growth
16/11/20 Greggs 1170 23,705 Food & beverages Plans to make 800 Redundancies – Cutting Costs – Impacted by Pandemic
17/11/20 Alvance British Aluminium 83.14 104 Engineering & manufacturing Expanding Fort William Site -70 Jobs Expected – £94 million Investment
17/11/20 Johnson Service Group 350.6 5,803 Engineering & manufacturing Closing Cambridge Site – 200 Jobs Lost in Workwear Division – Follows Business Review
18/11/20 A F Blakemore & Son Ltd 1140 7,493 Retailing & wholesaling Hiring 220 New Staff – Opening New Distribution Centre in Bedford
18/11/20 VIP Ski 14.19 141 Leisure & hospitality Entered Administration – Impacted by Coronavirus Restrictions – Jobs at Risk
19/11/20 WFEL Ltd 17.86 85 Engineering & manufacturing Creating 120 Jobs – Secured Two New Contracts with British Army and KMW
19/11/20 DeepOcean 156.43 142 Energy, utilities, waste 90 Jobs at Risk of Redundancy – Restructuring Group – Plans to Close three subsidiaries
20/11/20 Beauparc Utilities 500 Energy, utilities, waste Investing £60 million In 2 East Midlands Sites – 100 Jobs Expected – UK Expansion
20/11/20 Edinburgh Woollen Mill 192.42 5,000 Retailing & wholesaling Entered Administration – 4700 Jobs at risk of redundancy – 500 Shops Closed
23/11/20 Severn Trent 1840 6,796 Energy, utilities, waste Creating 500 Apprentice Jobs – Part of Government Scheme – Range of Roles Available
24/11/20 Goodwin’s Construction Services Group 50 30 Property & construction In Administration – 30 Jobs Lost
24/11/20 Hancocks 1.3 1,000 Retailing & wholesaling New Depot in Nottinghamshire – Building Acquired – 100 Jobs Expected
24/11/20 Bolton Council 3,665 Local government Cutting 260 Jobs -10% Of Workforce – £39 million Savings Sought
25/11/20 Arbor Forest Products 96.69 169 Property & construction £12 million Investment in Facilities – 20 New Jobs Created – Growth in North Lincolnshire
26/11/20 Mitchells & Butlers 2240 45,560 Leisure & hospitality 1300 Redundancies Made – Losses of £123m – Impacted by Pandemic – Closing 20 Pubs
26/11/20 Pendine Park Care Homes 20.98 800 Health & veterinary services Creating 230 Jobs – Increased Demand
26/11/20 Bodycote 500.3 4,813 Engineering & manufacturing Plans to make 100 further Redundancies – Revenue down 20% to £500.3m – Made 250 More redundancies than planned in May
27/11/20 Kingsley Healthcare 40 1,800 Health & veterinary services Opened New £12m Care Home – Creating 100 Jobs – Business Expansion
27/11/20 Leeds City Council 33,000 Local government 199 Further Redundancies to be Made – Part of Cost Cutting Plans – Further £17.6m to Budget Cuts
30/11/20 Horiba MIRA 63.17 617 Engineering & manufacturing West Midlands Test Facility Complete – £100 million Investment – 2,000 Jobs Expected
30/11/20 Reed Exhibitions 133.67 502 Leisure & hospitality Cutting 500 Jobs – Business Impacted By Covid19 – Cost Synergies Sought
30/11/20 Capita 3680 63,285 Business services Major Deal With Telecomms Firm Lost – 380 Glasgow Jobs At Risk

Region – Private sector  only

Job gains

Gain %

Job losses

Loss %
London 5955 22.7% 23669 65.0%
North West 2444 9.4% 4159 11.5%
South East 340 1.3% 3000 8.3%
West Midlands 4715 18.1% 2108 5.8%
East Midlands 3459 13.2% 962 2.7%
North East 781 3.0% 904 2.5%
South West 800 3.1% 528 1.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber 1636 6.3% 270 0.7%
East of England 4674 17.9% 204 0.6%
England Total 24804 95.0% 35804 98.6%
Scotland 868 3.3% 495 1.4%
Wales 230 0.9% 0 0.0%
Northern Ireland 206 0.8% 0 0.0%
United Kingdom Total 26108 100% 36299 100%

Sector Group – Private sector only

Job gains

Gain %

Job losses

Loss %
Retailing & Wholesaling 6787 26.0% 20304 56.1%
Transport & Storage 2357 9.0% 3596 9.9%
Leisure & hospitality 5164 19.8% 3380 9.3%
IT & telecommunications 820 3.1% 2500 6.9%
Banks & financial services 414 1.6% 1504 4.1%
Engineering & Manufacturing 2408 9.2% 1322 3.6%
Energy, utilities, waste 1117 4.3% 1017 2.8%
Food & Beverages 671 2.6% 980 2.7%
Property & Construction 1071 4.1% 547 1.5%
Business services 834 3.2% 425 1.2%
Aerospace & defence 1770 6.8% 400 1.1%
Chemicals, pharmac & biotech 370 1.4% 150 0.4%
Health & veterinary services 952 3.6% 90 0.2%
Vehicles & Components 1142 4.4% 73 0.2%
Media & publishing 151 0.6% 11 0.0%
Consumer goods & services 61 0.2% 0 0.0%
Electronics and electrical 19 0.1% 0 0.0%
Total 26108 100% 36299 100%

A selection of organisations that experienced job movements during November 2020

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