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Job cuts where the employer's stated reason is: Falling demand

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2026 count

49 events, 7,583 named jobs

Published job cuts

DateEmployerJobsWhereStated reasonStatus
25 Sep 2026GreenergyAbout 60ImminghamFalling demandIn consultation
25 Sep 2026Essex Police9Braintree, Clacton, Basildon and HarlowFalling demandProposed
25 Sep 2026Virtuoso Doors100Follingsby ParkFalling demandConfirmed
25 Sep 2026PetroineosAbout 400GrangemouthFalling demandProposed
25 Sep 2026Union Electric SteelAbout 180GatesheadFalling demandIn consultation
25 Sep 2026Atlas Leisure HomesAbout 180HullFalling demandProposed
17 Sep 2026European Cargo Limited178Bournemouth International AirportFalling demandConfirmed
16 Sep 2026Reach220Not statedFalling demandProposed
16 Sep 2026KPMGAbout 200Not statedFalling demandIn consultation
4 Sep 2026DS Smith165LauncestonFalling demandProposed
1 Sep 2026Orchard Media and EventsAbout 70Not statedFalling demandProposed
18 Aug 2026Ferguson MarineAbout 70Port GlasgowFalling demandProposed
17 Aug 2026Sayers BakeryAbout 100Not statedFalling demandProposed
7 Aug 2026AIM Engineering & Fabrication LimitedAbout 95Falkirk and HescottFalling demandConfirmed
5 Aug 2026Elddis217ConsettFalling demandConfirmed
3 Aug 2026East London foundation trust330East Ham care centreFalling demandProposed
7 Jul 2026John LewisAbout 200Not statedFalling demandIn consultation
2 Jul 2026Pontville SchoolNumber not statedOrmskirkFalling demandProposed
2 Jul 2026Denby PotteryAt least 120DerbyshireFalling demandConfirmed
4 Jun 2026Slack & ParrUp to 40KegworthFalling demandIn consultation
1 Jun 2026Saddleback42YateFalling demandConfirmed
29 May 2026Innis & Gunn100Not statedFalling demandProposed
22 May 2026Michelmersh Brick Holdings28ShepshedFalling demandProposed
8 May 2026JD SportsAt least 24Not statedFalling demandConfirmed
1 May 2026The Real Greek151Spitalfields, Westfield London, Dulwich Village, Bristol, Strand, Solihull, Gloucester Quays, Glasgow and EdinburghFalling demandProposed
26 Apr 2026O&H Vehicle Conversions158GooleFalling demandConfirmed
23 Apr 2026Westbridge297Holywell, FlintshireFalling demandConfirmed
17 Apr 2026Surface TransformsAt least 70Kirkby and Knowsley Industrial EstateFalling demandConfirmed
15 Apr 2026North East Rig Out (Aberdeen) Limited8AberdeenFalling demandConfirmed
15 Apr 2026LK Bennett145EdinburghFalling demandProposed
9 Apr 2026Reform Polythene Limited46DerbyFalling demandConfirmed
7 Apr 2026Pedal and PostAbout 60Oxford and LondonFalling demandConfirmed
24 Mar 2026Adient86WednesburyFalling demandIn consultation
18 Mar 2026HelloFresh900NuneatonFalling demandProposed
17 Mar 2026BentleyAbout 275CreweFalling demandIn consultation
17 Mar 2026National Car Parks (NCP)682Not statedFalling demandProposed
14 Mar 2026SantanderAt least 291Enniskillen and KirkintillochFalling demandProposed
11 Mar 2026Denby Pottery CompanyAt least 500RipleyFalling demandProposed
4 Mar 2026Pagazzi Lighting70Glasgow, Uddingston and Braehead Shopping Centre in GlasgowFalling demandConfirmed
4 Mar 2026SyngentaAbout 90HuddersfieldFalling demandProposed
2 Mar 2026Glasgow Caledonian University100GlasgowFalling demandIn consultation
5 Feb 2026Autobrite Direct13Not statedFalling demandConfirmed
1 Feb 2026Lloyds Banking Group108Bangor, Barrow-in-Furness, Buxton, Liverpool, London, Nottingham, Torquay, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, City of London, Swansea and WolverhamptonFalling demandConfirmed
29 Jan 2026Thornton & RossAbout 55HuddersfieldFalling demandIn consultation
29 Jan 2026Santander300Heswall, Ormskirk, Liskeard, Leyland, Pontefract and NorthallertonFalling demandProposed
27 Jan 2026BrewDog484Ellon, London, Scotland, Manchester and NottinghamFalling demandConfirmed
23 Jan 2026Joanie13SkiptonFalling demandConfirmed
5 Jan 2026MorrisonsUp to 115WakefieldFalling demandIn consultation
1 Jan 2026Santander291Not statedFalling demandProposed
18 Dec 2025Swansea University55SwanseaFalling demandIn consultation
11 Dec 2025DHLAbout 47PrudhoeFalling demandIn consultation
5 Dec 2025ArcelorMittal Kent Wire85Chatham DocksFalling demandIn consultation
3 Dec 2025LeonNot knownNot statedFalling demandIn administration
26 Nov 2025Norsk HydroAbout 125BedwasFalling demandIn consultation
22 Nov 2025Aer LingusAbout 200Manchester AirportFalling demandIn consultation
21 Nov 2025First Bus275Camborne, Falmouth, Penzance, Summercourt and TruroFalling demandProposed
7 Nov 2025Aston MartinAt least 100St AthanFalling demandIn consultation
31 Oct 2025Fired Earth133Truro, Harrogate, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Cheltenham, Nottingham, Chester and KnutsfordFalling demandConfirmed
27 Oct 2025Quadrant51Chelmsford and BraintreeFalling demandConfirmed
23 Oct 2025Venator273Teesside, Wynyard, Greatham and BirtleyFalling demandConfirmed
29 Sep 2025Claire'sNot knownCambridge and HuntingdonFalling demandIn administration
25 Sep 2025STV60Glasgow and AberdeenFalling demandProposed
12 Sep 2025DS Smith139Clay CrossFalling demandProposed
13 Aug 2025Claire'sNot knownNot statedFalling demandIn administration
11 Aug 2025Santander750Brixton, Formby, Sidcup, Edgware Road, Willerby, Holywell and PlymptonFalling demandProposed
22 Jul 2025BrewDogNumber not statedAberdeen, Brighton, Camden, Dundee, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, Shepherds Bush, Shoreditch, York and Leeds North StreetFalling demandIn consultation
17 Jul 2025Jaguar Land RoverUp to 500Not statedFalling demandProposed
9 Jul 2025London EV Company180CoventryFalling demandProposed
9 Jul 2025LEVCAbout 180AnstyFalling demandIn consultation
28 Jun 2025River IslandNumber not statedBanbury, OxfordshireFalling demandProposed
22 Jun 2025University of the West of ScotlandAbout 75Not statedFalling demandProposed
20 Jun 2025River IslandNumber not statedEdinburgh Princes Street, Falkirk, Cumbernauld, Kirkcaldy, Kilmarnock and PerthFalling demandProposed
16 Jun 2025SantanderAt least 2,000Not statedFalling demandConfirmed
11 Jun 2025Alexander Dennis400Falkirk, Larbert and CamelonFalling demandIn consultation
3 Jun 2025Union Electric Steel172GatesheadFalling demandProposed
24 May 2025DS SmithAbout 300Newcastle, Plymouth, Sheerness, Wellingborough and Milton KeynesFalling demandProposed
21 May 2025De Montfort UniversityAbout 94LeicesterFalling demandIn consultation
13 May 2025NissanNumber not statedSunderlandFalling demandIn consultation
28 Apr 2025Dow291BarryFalling demandIn consultation
22 Apr 2025HobbycraftUp to 126Bristol, Bournemouth and Burton-on-TrentFalling demandProposed
19 Apr 2025The Compleat Food Group60NottinghamFalling demandConfirmed
15 Apr 2025Coventry University Group249CoventryFalling demandProposed
27 Mar 2025SkyUp to 2,000Stockport, Sheffield, Leeds, Leeds Central, central Leeds, Dunfermline and NewcastleFalling demandProposed
19 Mar 2025Cereal Partners UK and IrelandUp to 314BromboroughFalling demandIn consultation
19 Mar 2025SantanderAt least 750Caernarfon, Holywell, Holyhead, Colwyn Bay, Plympton, Honiton, Exmouth, Torquay, Brixton, Tottenham, Hackney, Whitley Bay, Blyth, Gateshead MetroCentre, Urmston and DidsburyFalling demandProposed
27 Feb 2025Energy Compare LimitedAbout 120SunderlandFalling demandConfirmed
26 Feb 2025Zytronic71NewcastleFalling demandProposed
20 Feb 2025QuizNot knownLiverpool, Milton Keynes, Glasgow, Southampton, Athlone, Brighton, Bristol, Derry, Doncaster, Dundee, Enniskillen, Exeter, Falkirk, Fareham, Grimsby, Maidstone, Motherwell, Newbridge, Peterborough, Preston, Swansea, Tallaght and TelfordFalling demandIn administration
19 Feb 2025Bangor UniversityAbout 200BangorFalling demandProposed
17 Feb 2025Union Electric Steel UKUp to 180GatesheadFalling demandIn consultation
31 Jan 2025The Potters' Club10Stoke-on-TrentFalling demandConfirmed
30 Jan 2025Study Group36SheffieldFalling demandProposed
29 Jan 2025Lloyds Banking GroupAbout 200Not statedFalling demandProposed
28 Jan 2025Eden ProjectAt least 80Bodelva and St AustellFalling demandIn consultation
24 Jan 2025University of Kent58Not statedFalling demandProposed
24 Jan 2025Weir MineralsUp to 250TodmordenFalling demandProposed
22 Jan 2025The Compleat Food GroupUp to 131NottinghamFalling demandIn consultation
22 Jan 2025DC ThomsonAbout 35Not statedFalling demandIn consultation
21 Jan 2025LiebherrAbout 90SunderlandFalling demandProposed
20 Jan 2025Pork FarmsAt least 100NottinghamFalling demandIn consultation
15 Jan 2025Multiwood35Not statedFalling demandProposed
14 Jan 2025Robert WaltersNumber not statedNot statedFalling demandProposed