The owner of British Gas has announced 6,000 job cuts over the next five years following a far-reaching strategic review, despite making £1 billion in profits. The results of the six-month review come as Centrica recorded a 44 per cent rise in profits at British Gas to £565 million. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read … Continue reading
British Gas has unveiled plans to create 1,000 “green” jobs over the next three years for young, unemployed people. The energy giant has teamed up with environmental charity Global Action Plan and consultancy Accenture to provide free training to more than 1,400 young people not currently in education, employment or training. Each person who completes … Continue reading
Andrew Pate speaks to Ian Peters, Managing Director of British Gas and Mike Jeram from UNISON. British Gas is planning to close a call centre at the end of the year with the loss of 550 jobs. Union leaders said the closure of the site in Southampton would be a “blow” to the workers as … Continue reading
Centrica, parent company of British Gas, slashed 2,300 jobs to save £500 million ($784.9 million) on the heels of disappointing profits brought by a mild winter that cut household energy consumption. The utility saw a 30 percent drop in annual operating profit at British Gas to $819.5 million, or $78.58 per household, after winter arrived with … Continue reading