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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
04/05/21 Travelodge 284 11,000 Leisure, hospitality, sports Plans to open 17 new hotels in 2021 – Creating 360 Jobs – Business expansion
04/05/21 Grays Dry Lining Limited 21.57 22 Construction, land, property In Administration – Jobs at Risk – Poor Trading
05/05/21 Azets 67.34 6,500 Professional, scientific, technical Doubling Size of Scottish Business – Creating 250 New Jobs – Investment in Infrastructure
05/05/21 Thermo Fisher Scientific 86.05 5,000 Manufacturing 244 Redundancies planned in Perth – Decline in demand for COVID tests due to vaccinations
06/05/21 Young’s Seafood 815.12 2,217 Processing and Preserving Creating 400 Jobs in Grimsby – Increased demand for fish products
06/05/21 Formaplex 62.85 527 Manufacturing 110 Redundancies planned – Decline in demand – Following acquisition by Elaghmore
07/05/21 PHMG 32.41 329 Professional, scientific, technical Creating 150 Jobs at Manchester headquarters – Creating 50 Jobs and opening new office in Leeds
07/05/21 Blue Cross 39.92 774 Charities 110 Jobs at risk of redundancy – Impacted by pandemic – Cutting costs by £1m
10/05/21 Orca Hygiene – 20 Manufacturing Opened new factory in Perthshire, Scotland – Increasing capacity – Created 40 Jobs
10/05/21 Provident Financial 998.3 5,185 Banks and financial services 2,100 Jobs at Risk – Part of Restructure – Closing Doorstep Lending Arm – Follows £113.5 million Loss
11/05/21 BBF Limited 83.51 809 Manufacturing Created 65 Jobs at Hull bakery – Supported by growth in sales
11/05/21 Hearst UK 12.88 800 Media and publishing Business Restructure – Cutting 200 Jobs – 20% Of Workforce Affected
12/05/21 Crane Process Flow Technologies 27.15 171 Manufacturing New Factory Planned in South Wales – 170 Jobs Expected – Growth Expected
12/05/21 Cammell Laird 88.59 722 Manufacturing Making 146 redundancies – Decreased demand – Restructuring
13/05/21 J Dickinson & Sons – 60 Business services Creating 25 Jobs – Supported by Business Interruption Loan – Investing in waste processing plant
13/05/21 Seadrill Limited – 450 Energy, utilities, waste 200 Jobs at risk of redundancy – Contract terminated
14/05/21 Tanglewood Care Services Ltd 5.17 350 Human and animal health Plans to build new care home in Nottinghamshire – Creating 140 Jobs
14/05/21 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board – 473 Other public sector Plans to make 140 redundancies – Scaling back horticulture and potato divisions
17/05/21 Severn Trent Water 1720 6,524 Energy, utilities, waste £565 million Investment in Green Projects Planned – Creating 2,500 Jobs in Midlands
17/05/21 Paul John Construction (Leicester) Limited 41.72 68 Construction, land, property In Administration – 34 Jobs Lost – Trading Impacted by Covid19
18/05/21 Cranswick 1670 7,464 Manufacturing Creating 200 Jobs – Investing £25m in new breaded chicken factory – Due to be operational by 2023
19/05/21 Surrey County Cricket Club 13.7 120 Leisure, hospitality, sports Turnover decreased by £31.3m to £13.7m – Redundancies made – Pre-tax loss of £1.2m – Impacted by Pandemic
19/05/21 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy – 1,001 Administration Creating 105 Jobs in North East – New Premises in County Durham – Plans to create 60 further Jobs in Edinburgh
19/05/21 Bellhill Limited – 30 Leisure, hospitality, sports In administration – 30 Jobs lost – Impacted by pandemic
20/05/21 EG Group 16,940 33,329 Business services Creating 300 Jobs – Supported by Kickstart scheme
20/05/21 GKN Automotive 176.43 6,000 Manufacturing Closing factory in Birmingham – 500 Redundancies to be made
21/05/21 Baker & Baker 246.88 221 Manufacturing Creating 50 Northumberland Jobs – Follows Increased Demand – Growth Plans
20/05/21 Opus Energy 1210 443 Energy, utilities, waste 93 Staff at risk of redundancy – Plans to close office in Cardiff
24/05/21 Faculty Science Limited – 108 IT and telecommunications £30 million Funding Secured – Creating 400 Jobs – Follows Series of New Contracts
24/05/21 McVitie’s – 600 Manufacturing Plan To Close Site in Glasgow – 470 Jobs at Risk – Business Review
25/05/21 Lemonpath – 85 Transport and storage Creating 600 Jobs At 2 Leicestershire Sites – Business Expansion
26/05/21 StepChange 55 1,400 Charities 170 Jobs at Risk – Cuts Following Decline in Demand – Cost Synergies Sought
26/05/21 PD&MS Group 95.06 154 Engineering Specialist Engineering Firm Acquired – Creating 75 Jobs – Business Expansion
26/05/21 Marks & Spencer 10,180 78,031 Retailing Closing 30 Stores – Consolidating Some Other Sites – Follows 90% Drop in Profits – Making redundancies
27/05/21 NewSpace 16.97 149 Manufacturing Creating 120 Jobs – Follows Business Growth – Business Expansion
27/05/21 Kingston University 0.032 1,001 Education Plans to make redundancies – 50 Jobs to be affected – Cuttings costs
28/05/21 Oodle Car Finance 71.83 322 Banks and financial services Creating 100 Jobs in Manchester – Business Expansion
28/05/21 Financial Ombudsman Service 227.83 2,921 Banks and financial services Making 200 Redundancies – Mass claims department to be affected – Cuttings costs

Regional Analysis – All Sectors
Job gains
Gain %
Job losses
Loss %
Net
Yorkshire and the Humber 1534 4.3% 2279 30.9% -745
North East 147 0.4% 244 3.3% -97
Northern Ireland 129 0.4% 0 0.0% 129
East of England 481 1.4% 22 0.3% 459
Wales 727 2.1% 0 0.0% 727
Scotland 1740 4.9% 113 1.5% 1627
South East 2165 6.1% 282 3.8% 1883
North West 2343 6.6% 146 2.0% 2197
South West 2472 7.0% 0 0.0% 2472
East Midlands 3068 8.7% 95 1.3% 2973
West Midlands 5025 14.2% 180 2.4% 4845
London 15507 43.9% 4018 54.5% 11489
United Kingdom Total 35338 100% 7379 100% 27959

Sector Group Analysis

Sector Group – Private sector only
Job gains
Gain %
Job losses
Loss %
Net
Banks and financial services 583 1.6% 2498 33.9% -1915
Agriculture, fisheries 0 0.0% 58 0.8% -58
Media and publishing 260 0.7% 200 2.8% 60
Engineering 106 0.3% 0 0.0% 106
Processing and Preserving 400 1.1% 0 0.0% 400
Business services 520 1.5% 0 0.0% 520
Human and animal health 535 1.5% 0 0.0% 535
Manufacturing 2318 6.6% 1565 21.2% 753
Transport and storage 793 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 793
Construction, land, property 975 2.8% 89 1.2% 886
Professional, scientific, technical 1399 4.0% 0 0.0% 1399
Leisure, hospitality, sports 3634 10.3% 70 0.9% 3564
Energy, utilities, waste 5475 15.5% 348 4.7% 5127
Retailing 8870 25.1% 2025 27.4% 6845
IT and telecommunications 8686 24.6% 0 0.0% 8686
Private Sector Total 34554 97.8% 6853 92.9% 27701
Other Sectors Job Gains Gain % Job Losses Loss % Net
NFP Sector 60 0.2% 280 3.8% -220
Public Sector 724 2.0% 246 3.3% 478
All Sector Job Gains Gain % Job Losses Loss % Net
All Sectors 35338 100% 7379 100% 27959

A selection of organisations that experienced job movements during May 2021

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