Quarter of UK employers plan to cut jobs before tax rises bite, survey finds

Firms to cut jobs ahead of rise in employment costs

Companies' confidence falls as they face increases to National Insurance payments and wages

Firms planning to cut recruitment and increase redundancies – report

Many businesses are planning to reduce headcount, raise prices and cut investment in workforce training, survey suggests.

Job Cuts Inbound at Highest Rate in a Decade

Fresh data, this time from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, makes more sorry reading for Reeves. A quarter of the 2,000 businesses

Millions of jobs at risk as UK firms mull 'biggest layoffs in a decade' amid plunging business confidence

UK employers are readying for mass redundancies amid collapsing business confidence, in what's been described as the biggest round of layoffs in nearly a decade.

UK economy at risk as Reeves faces £8bn hole in public finances after OBR's bullish forecasts under fire

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces the prospect of deeper spending cuts as economists question the Office for Budget Responsibility's optimistic productivity forecasts

UK politics live: Reeves’ taxes trigger job cuts as Labour face blow to homes plan

Labour starts the week battling criticism over its ability to achieve its housing plan, as well as the Budget’s blow to business confidence