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BMW to cut several thousand jobs in latest blow to German auto sector

BERLIN, July 29 (Reuters) - Premium carmaker BMW will cut several thousand jobs in Germany by the en...

29th July, 2026

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OpenAI to triple workforce at Dublin European headquarters to 350

DUBLIN, July 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI is to more than triple its headcount at its European headquarters...

27th July, 2026

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Volkswagen CEO faces acid test from unions over swingeing job cut plans

By Nick Carey, Christina Amann and Rachel More LONDON/BERLIN, July 6 (Reuters) - Volkswagen CEO Oliv...

6th July, 2026

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Santander weighs up to 3,000 early retirements in Spain amid AI shift, Expansion says

MADRID, June 24 (Reuters) - Spain's Santander has started conversations with unions over a plan to o...

24th June, 2026

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StanChart CEO apologises for 'upset caused' by AI comments

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the upset caused to st...

22nd May, 2026

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The AI bots are coming and the young are booing, not applauding

By Adam Jourdan LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The AI revolution is here and the boos are getting louder...

20th May, 2026

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HSBC CEO says AI will destroy and create new jobs, urges staff to embrace change

SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - HSBC Chief Executive Georges Elhedery said on Wednesday AI would destroy...

20th May, 2026

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Revolut to base 40% of its global workforce in India by 2026

By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU, March 26 (Reuters) - European fintech firm Revolut plans to have arou...

26th March, 2026

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THE GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET IS CLOSER THAN ONE THINKS

By Sanjiv Gossain, UK MD Cognizant. The issue of the shortage of a skilled workforce continues to hi...

1st May, 2014