Unions have raised the alarm after the total redundancies announced in one November week added up to 20,000 jobs on the line. The biggest announcements came from Vion (12,500), Tata Steel (900), Premier Foods (900), charity organisation Turning Point (2,600), Comet (735), Newcastle city council (1300), and NHS cuts (1000). Meanwhile a study from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) warns for the growth of underemployment. 3.05 million workers want to work more hours each week, out of a total workforce of 29.41 million. The number of workers in this position has shot up by 980,000 in the four years since the start of the economic recession in 2008. According to the TUC the figures show how fragile the labour market is.
English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20509189
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