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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Nadia Sawalha breaks down in tears as she speaks out on chaos at Loose Women after pay cuts and 'hundreds' of shock redundancies
Nadia Sawalha has broken her silence on the chaos at Loose Women as she choked back tears on Thursday. ITV confirmed dramatic changes to their daytime TV schedule last week, with Lorraine Kelly 's show slashed from an hour to 30 minutes and, like Loose Women, will only air 30 weeks of the year. And now one of Loose Women's most popular presenters has hit out as she described scenes of 'shock and fear' in the corridors at ITV after 'hundreds' of shock redundancies and pay cuts. Speaking alongside her husband Mark Adderley on the couples YouTube channel she explained: 'Do you know what, at the moment, all of us on screen are in work, and are proud of what we do. 'But behind the scenes there are people that are really suffering, and what you don't realise is when you attack the show you attack them, because you never see all the army of people behind the scenes and how hard they work.' Struggling to hold back her tears, she added: 'So to all my friends and colleagues behind the scenes who have just got a huge shock out of the blue, I'm so sorry. 'Mark knows how upset I've been at home about it. I just can't bear it. So just be f*****g kinder people.'
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Nadia Sawalha in tears as she breaks silence on chaos at Loose Women offices after ‘hundreds' of shock redundancies
DEVASTATED Nadia Sawalha has revealed the turmoil at the Loose Women offices following "hundreds" of shock redundancies - some with just one week's notice. The Loose Women star described scenes of "shock and fear" in the corridors at ITV amid a major cost-cutting drive across its Daytime shows. 6 6 6 Nadia became emotional as she shared what's been happening, appearing alongside husband Mark Adderley on her YouTube channel. She said: "Do you know what, at the moment, all of us on screen are in work, and are proud of what we do. "But behind the scenes there are people that are really suffering, and what you don't realise is when you attack the show you attack them, because you never see all the army of people behind the scenes and how hard they work." Choking back tears, she added: "So to all my friends and colleagues behind the scenes who have just got a huge shock out of the blue, I'm so sorry. "Mark knows how upset I've been at home about it. "I just can't bear it. So just be f*****g kinder people." A furious Nadia spoke out after The Sun columnist Jane Moore blasted"the snooty reaction from some" to the announcement of money saving cuts impacting the all-female show Jane said the misogynistic pile-on from male presenters and other columnists as "hugely disappointing". She wrote: "The panellists who are under 40 are sometimes trolled as 'bimbos' or 'airheads' while the older ones like me are called 'old hags' or 'fishwives' by people who really should know better." Nadia said she felt compelled to speak out about the reaction from inside the corridors at ITV. ITV Daytime Shake-Up: Major Changes to Lorraine and Loose Women Revealed She revealed: "What's been brutal, absolutely brutal over the last week. And honestly, terrifying, is that hundreds of people were made redundant and are going to be made redundant out of the blue. "These are all the people behind the scenes, right, that support us in every way. You cannot have one without the other. But it's just the way of the world. Inflation is insane. Cuts have to be made and I know you guys will be feeling this within your families ... "But a lot of my friends and colleagues on this on this show ... have been there for for decades. "And I can't tell you how upsetting it was to see people just walking around numb with shock and fear about what they were going to do. "That has been so awful." MORE ITV CUTS Loose Women isn't the only show affected by these changes at ITV. Lorraine Kelly 's show has been cut to just 30 minutes a day and will also only air for 30 weeks of the year. Good Morning Britain, with hosts including Susanna Reid, Ed Balls and Kate Garraway, will take half an hour from Lorraine and will run from 6am to 9.30am. More than 220 jobs will be lost as part of the shake-up — almost half of the 450 employed on the four flagship shows GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. The reshuffle comes amid a desperate cost-cutting drive at the broadcaster, and follows changes already made to its soaps. Meanwhile, Lorraine is rumoured to quit ITV altogether next year after turning down an "insulting" offer to merge with Good Morning Britain. A show insider revealed to the publication: "Lorraine was pulled into a meeting with bosses where she was told about Good Morning Britain being taken over by ITN ahead of the public announcement. "It was proposed that her show would merge with GMB so that she presented the last 30 minutes of the broadcast, which is what happened when a reduced team were working during lockdown. "But she told them no and said it wasn't even a possibility... fast-forwarded two weeks and the channel announced her show would be cut from an hour to 30 minutes... "The entire thing has been an insult and she's certain to leave when the year-long contract ends." 6 6 6
Auto Car
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Volvo confirms 3000 job cuts as part of £1.4bn savings drive
Volvo has announced that it will axe 3000 jobs worldwide as part of a £1.4bn turnaround plan. The firm last month announced that there would be redundancies as part of the wide-reaching cost-cutting initiative, and has now confirmed how many - a figure which accounts for 15% of its global office-based workforce. Volvo said that the cuts mainly impact its offices in Sweden, with 1200 employee-held positions being made redundant there, and another 1000 Swedish consultancy roles being axed. The remaining roles are in other global markets, but Volvo says it will give specifics "once the company has finalised a review of its entire organisation and determined a new structural set-up".
RNZ News
26-05-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Former Timaru meatworks site sold for undisclosed amount
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The former Smithfield meat processing plant site in Timaru has been sold, but Alliance Group says the price paid for the land remains a secret. Six hundred meatworkers lost their jobs last year when the farmer-owned red meat cooperative announced it would close the 139-year-old site, which it had owned since 1989. Alliance chief executive Willie Wiese said there was significant interest in the 32-hectare site. "Smithfield has been a well-known part of the Timaru landscape for nearly 140 years. While this marks the end of an era, we're pleased to have concluded the sale and to enable new investment in the site." He confirmed it had now sold, though the price and the purchaser are confidential. Alliance Group reported a loss of $95.8m after tax for the year ended September in its 2024 annual report which included the one-off charge of $51.3m to cover the redundancies and closure of the Smithfield site. Declining sheep processing numbers as a result of land-use change was credited as one of the primary reasons for the site's closure. This had resulted in surplus capacity in its plant network. Alliance Group has six processing plants across the country, including four in the South Island. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
University facing staff strikes over hundreds of threatened job cuts
University staff are striking over hundreds of threatened job losses and compulsory redundancies. University and College Union (UCU) members at the University of Dundee (UoD) will begin another five days of strikes starting on Monday 26 May, ending on Friday 30 May. The strikes come in response to the university's decision to cut 700 jobs and are the latest in a string of industrial action at the university, with another 15 days of strikes having taken place in February and March. Initially, following advice from the Scottish Government, the employer announced a reduced figure of 300 job loses via a voluntary redundancy scheme, but the union said on Monday morning the UoD is refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies. The union also says the university is carrying out redundancy consultations in its Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) and the Educational Assistive Technology Team (EduAT) departments. The union said that members were shocked that staff were still facing compulsory redundancy in both the LRCFS and EduAT. UCU added the EduAT team has proved integral in the education of disabled students in the UK and overseas. The union said that Assistive Technology plays a vital role in enabling learners with additional educational needs to achieve their academic goals. A spokesperson for the Dundee UCU branch said: 'The announcement at the end of April that, instead of up to 700 jobs being cut, the University is looking to lose 300 staff via a voluntary severance scheme was welcome. 'However, the threat of compulsory redundancies is still looming over staff once a voluntary severance scheme closes, and there are staff at the university that are currently facing redundancy in the Leverhulme centre and EduAT. 'We call on the employer to abide by the Scottish Government's call to rule out the use of compulsory redundancies, and to commit to making any savings through voluntary methods. 'The employer is pushing ahead with redundancies, and given that jobs are on the line our members felt they had no choice but to embark upon further industrial action. 'That's why members will be taking strike action for five days. UCU wants to work for a sustainable future for the university, for students, staff and the city of Dundee, but our members must take a stand against compulsory redundancies.' Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, called upon the Scottish Government and Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to step in. She said: 'Some seven months after first announcing that management failures had led to an unforeseen deficit, the fact that staff are still facing an uncertain future with management still unwilling to rule out the use of compulsory redundancies shows the ongoing crisis in the university's leadership and governance. 'The intervention of Scottish Government and the SFC is welcome and essential, but as well as dealing with the immediate crisis at Dundee, we also need to see wholescale revision of governance arrangements at universities to ensure this never happens again.' The Scottish Government said it is working alongside the SFC to develop an alternative route. A spokesperson said: 'Ministers appreciate this remains a deeply anxious time for staff at Dundee University. 'Whilst universities are autonomous institutions, we continue to encourage Dundee's management to protect jobs and engage fully with staff, students and trade unions. 'The Scottish Government has provided £25 million to the SFC to support universities like Dundee facing immediate financial challenges. Work is also continuing with the Scottish Funding Council on the further development of an alternative Financial Recovery Plan. 'It is vital that students are supported at this time and that any potential impact of industrial action is managed carefully to avoid disruption to their studies.' A UoD spokesperson said: 'This action from UCU is extremely disappointing, particularly in the context of recent progress towards a revised recovery plan and the timing of a strike when we are in a critical period of the academic year for our students. 'We believe we have robust contingency plans in place to mitigate the impact of strike action as far as we possibly can, particularly for confirming marks and degree classifications for our students. 'Most marking of exams is complete and we expect Exam Boards to meet and confirm results over the coming weeks.' The Scottish Funding Council were approached for comment.
