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1. More need help as job losses soar
Get Wokingham, Thursday 18 December 2008Increasing numbers of workers need help after losing their job or house or suffering a pay cut because of the economic downturn, a union leader said today.
2. Government on collision course over working hours vote
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 17 December 2008The Government remained on a collision course with Labour MEPs tonight ahead of a crucial decision on whether to end Britain's opt-out from a European directive aimed at limiting working hours to 48 a week.
3. Major firms deliver boost to apprenticeships
Get Wokingham, Monday 08 December 2008At least 10,000 apprenticeships will be created in the next three years in the construction industry and leading high street firms in spite of the economic downturn
4. Service Industry 'to see significant job losses'
Get Wokingham, Monday 08 December 2008Job losses in hotels, bars, restaurants and other service sector firms are expected to accelerate as the economic downturn deepens, a new report predicted today.
5. Jobs at risk next year
Get Wokingham, Monday 08 December 2008Two out of five hotels, retail, distribution and construction firms are planning to cut jobs next year in response to the economic downturn, a new study revealed today.
6. Plumbers and Electricians 'happiest in their work'
Get Wokingham, Monday 01 December 2008Plumbers and electricians are most likely to find their jobs stimulating, while human resources staff are likely to be the unhappiest workers, according to a new study today.
7. Manufacturing Jobs to go as recession bites
Get Wokingham, Monday 01 December 2008Press Association Industrial Correspondent Manufacturing is heading for a recession as serious as the one which decimated the industry a decade ago after new research revealed that the outlook had taken a "significant" turn for the worse, a gloomy new report warned today.
