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UK job cuts in October 2026

Jobs in cuts proposed or under consultation
3,210
Jobs in cuts confirmed or completed
53
Named employers and shared programmes
11
Administrations
4

11 published event records: 5 proposed or consultation announcements, 1 confirmed or reduced announcements, 5 insolvency records with no job number and 0 reversed entries. The reason table includes every record; the two headline announcement counts exclude the last two groups.

Administrations count Gazette notices with no stated job number. These counts include each employer or shared programme once, exclude reversed records and are not added across months.

Largest named cuts

DateEmployerJobsWhereReason categoryStatus
7 Oct 2026Royal MailUp to 2,500Not statedCostsProposed
1 Oct 2026Syngenta377GrangemouthCostsIn consultation
8 Oct 2026Carlsberg BritvicAbout 310Burton upon TrentFalling demandProposed
6 Oct 2026Lucky Voice53BrightonInsolvencyConfirmed
7 Oct 2026Taunton Theatre Association23TauntonCostsProposed

All job cuts this month

DateEmployerJobsWhereReason categoryStatus
9 Oct 2026J.a.glover LimitedNot knownKent, MedwayInsolvencyIn administration
9 Oct 2026Gardner & Co. (kent) LimitedNot knownKent, MedwayInsolvencyIn administration
8 Oct 2026Carlsberg BritvicAbout 310Burton upon TrentFalling demandProposed
7 Oct 2026Taunton Theatre Association23TauntonCostsProposed
7 Oct 2026Woodford Heating & Energy LimitedNot knownEssex, Epping ForestInsolvencyIn administration
7 Oct 2026Royal MailUp to 2,500Not statedCostsProposed
6 Oct 2026Lucky Voice53BrightonInsolvencyConfirmed
5 Oct 2026Gower Furniture LimitedNot knownMorley, LeedsInsolvencyIn administration
2 Oct 2026Ceco (Flooring) LimitedNot knownCarryduffInsolvencyIn administration
1 Oct 2026Syngenta377GrangemouthCostsIn consultation
1 Oct 2026Cornish LithiumNumber not statedSt AustellNot statedIn consultation