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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
04/01/21 MJ Quinn 108.72 305 IT and telecommunications Expansion into South Wales – New Office in Newport – 150 Jobs Created
04/01/21 Benkert UK Ltd 39.97 87 Manufacturing 90 Redundancies Made – Cigarette tipping factory closed
05/01/21 Pak Mecca Limited 44.13 76 Processing and Preserving Plan for New West Midlands Site – 200 Jobs Expected – Business Expansion
05/01/21 Paperchase 125.34 1984 Retailing Expected to Enter Administration – 1,500 Jobs & 172 Stores at Risk – Trading Impacted by Covid19
06/01/21 GB News – 140 Media and publishing Creating 140 Jobs – £60m Funding – Expansion Plans
06/01/21 Journeycall Ltd 44.13 300 Business services 50 Redundancies made in Scotland – Decline in Demand
07/01/21 MBDA 0.93 1200 Manufacturing Creating 190 Jobs – Secured £550m MoD contract – Producing air-to-ground strike weapon
07/01/21 Brains Brewery 116.95 2460 Leisure, hospitality, sports 80 Jobs at Risk of Redundancy – Seeking Buyer
08/01/21 Asos 2730 4688 Retailing New Fulfilment Centre Planned in Staffordshire – 2,000 Jobs Expected – £90 million Investment
08/01/21 Age UK 127.79 1468 Human and animal health 400 Jobs Cut Amid Plans to Save £15 million – Third of Stores Closed – Increase in Costs
11/01/21 Full Fibre – 18 IT and telecommunications Creating 60 New Jobs – Expanding Broadband Service Areas
11/01/21 Genting Casino 267.3 3726 Leisure, hospitality, sports Closing Southport Casino – Impacted by Pandemic – 40 Redundancies
12/01/21 CC33 – 350 Business services Creating 400 Jobs in South Yorkshire – Increased Demand for Services – Growing Company
12/01/21 Boots 6670 56,000 Retailing Making Further 2500 Redundancies – Decline in Profits – 11% of Workforce Reduction – Cost Cutting Plans
13/01/21 Staffordshire County Council – 10,000 Local government Created 100 COVID testing roles – Increased Demand for tests
13/01/21 Royal Dutch Shell 6610 6,500 Energy, utilities, waste Making 330 Redundancies in Scotland – Declining Oil Demands – Impacted by Pandemic
14/01/21 Evtec Automotive 55 110 Manufacturing 110 Jobs Saved – Creating 50 New Jobs – Acquired by New Owner – Supported by Bank Funds
14/01/21 Norwegian Air Shuttle 545.41 1000 Transport and storage Restructuring UK Arm – 1,100 Gatwick Airport Jobs at Risk – Trading Impacted by Covid19
15/01/21 Civica 263 2,598 IT and telecommunications Creating 100 Home-based Jobs – Hull City Council Partnership
15/01/21 Elland Metal Spinning – 15 Manufacturing Entered Administration – 15 Redundancies – Assets to be auctioned
18/01/21 Morris Leslie 93 341 Construction, land, property Planning New Leisure-Led Development in Perthshire – £33.8 million Investment – 170 Jobs Expected
18/01/21 Norton Rose Fulbright – 400 Professional, scientific, technical Restructure of EMEA Operations – 114 London Jobs Lost – Cost Synergies Sought
19/01/21 Speedy Freight 30.57 160 Transport and storage Opening London Depot – Creating 150 Jobs – Business Expansion
19/01/21 Nottingham City Council – 7,500 Local government Making 272 Redundancies – Cutting £15.6m in Costs – Impacted by Pandemic
20/01/21 Boohoo 434.57 1,827 Retailing New Northamptonshire Distribution Centre Planned – 1,000 Jobs Expected – Business Growth
20/01/21 Gestamp 486.2 2,205 Manufacturing Closing Washington plant – Opening New Site in Newton Aycliffe – Making 90 Redundancies
21/01/21 Mars UK 1110 1,558 Manufacturing Plans to open two new sites in East Midlands and London – Creating 500 Jobs – £350m Deal
21/01/21 Dining Street Limited 10.93 209 Leisure, hospitality, sports 147 Redundancies Made – In Administration – Subsidiaries Richoux and Newultra also in administration
22/01/21 Elbit Systems UK 5.38 500 Manufacturing Secured British Army Contract – Creating 40 New Jobs – Supplying New Technology
22/01/21 Conder Allslade 16.25 60 Construction, land, property 50 Jobs Lost – In Administration – £1.2m in Losses
25/01/21 Indra – 37 Manufacturing £6 million Investment Secured – 63 Jobs Expected – Business Expansion
26/01/21 Nissan 1800 7,000 Manufacturing Making 160 Redundancies – Part of Global Restructuring – Office-based roles to be affected
26/01/21 EC Outsourcing – 334 Business services Plans to Create 100 New Jobs – Supported by new contracts – Increased demand
26/01/21 Hays Travel 379.84 1,315 Leisure, hospitality, sports Closing 89 Branches – 388 Jobs to be Lost – Impacted by Pandemic
27/01/21 Adept Care Homes 17.1 538 Human and animal health Creating 100 Jobs – Supported by Finance Deal – Opening New Care home in Nottingham
27/01/21 Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts Limited 189.42 922 Retailing Further Redundancies Planned – Follows 250 Jobs Lost & 42 Stores Closed Amid Covid19
28/01/21 Thames Water 2100 6,063 Energy, utilities, waste Ambitious Recruitment Plan Launched – 1,000 New Jobs Expected – Business Expansion
28/01/21 GKN wields 176.43 6,000 Manufacturing Making 581 Redundancies – Closing Birmingham plant – Unviable Site
29/01/21 Wasdell Group 43 539 Manufacturing Created 100 Jobs – Secured New Contracts – Supplying products to combat Covid-19
29/01/21 Utility Alliance 23.83 383 Energy, utilities, waste Entered Administration – Making 312 Redundancies

Regional Analysis – All Sectors
Job Gains
Gain %
Job Losses
Loss %
Net
East Midlands 386 2.0% 3543 22.3% -3157
East of England 265 1.3% 1400 8.8% -1135
North East 1011 5.1% 1990 12.6% -979
London 4312 21.9% 4693 29.6% -381
Scotland 1103 5.6% 943 5.9% 160
Northern Ireland 266 1.4% 0 0.0% 266
South East 2909 14.8% 2262 14.3% 647
South West 1005 5.1% 350 2.2% 655
Yorkshire and the Humber 1257 6.4% 140 0.9% 1117
West Midlands 1823 9.3% 93 0.6% 1730
Wales 2116 10.7% 80 0.5% 2036
North West 3234 16.4% 357 2.3% 2877
United Kingdom Total 19687 100% 15851 100% 3836
Sector Group Analysis

Private Sector Group
Job Gains
Gain %
Job Losses
Loss %
Net
Transport and storage 363 1.8% 2617 16.5% -2254
Leisure, hospitality, sports 395 2.0% 685 4.3% -290
Retailing 6311 32.0% 6314 39.7% -3
Banks and financial services 522 2.7% 473 3.0% 49
Business services 1272 6.5% 1182 7.5% 90
Professional, scientific, technical 215 1.1% 124 0.8% 91
Media and publishing 180 0.9% 64 0.4% 116
Manufacturing 2601 13.2% 2403 15.2% 198
Processing and Preserving 300 1.5% 0 0.0% 300
Energy, utilities, waste 1270 6.5% 769 4.9% 501
IT and telecommunications 959 4.9% 0 0.0% 959
Human and animal health 1424 7.2% 400 2.5% 1024
Engineering 1361 6.9% 28 0.2% 1333
Construction, land, property 1925 9.8% 110 0.7% 1815
Private Sector Total 19098 97.0% 15169 95.7% 3929

Other Sectors
Job Gains
Gain %
Job Losses
Loss %
Net
NFP Sector 44 0.2% 80 0.5% -36
Public Sector 545 2.8% 602 3.8% -57

All Sectors
Job Gains
Gain %
Job Losses
Loss %
Net
All Sectors 19687 100% 15851 100% 3836

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