The last thing you want when investing time and money in working towards a new career is to find that, once you’re trained, there are no jobs in your area or the work isn’t right for you.

If you want to get an insight into the world of work and make sure the decisions you’re making are sound, Labour Market Information (LMI) can really help you – you’ll be surprised how much you can learn.

TSB has said it will cut around 900 jobs as part of plans to close 164 of its high street bank branches. 

Morrisons is creating more than 1,000 permanent jobs to fulfil orders for its services on Amazon.

Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn and Beefeater, has warned that 6,000 staff could lose their jobs.

Cineworld is on course to cut tens of thousands of jobs after confirming plans to temporarily bring the curtain down on its UK and US cinemas because of continuing disruption from the coronavirus pandemic.

While many firms are cutting back, the delivery business is booming - and that means an awful lot more riders and drivers are needed at Deliveroo with the firm on the hunt for thousands of new applicants.

Ikea has announced plans to open 50 more stores by Christmas, after huge demand from people renovating over lockdown.