A recent poll by YouGov has found that a fifth of British are workers are worried they will be made redundant over the next twelve months.

The latest Legal & General Job Security Index shows that job confidence across the UK is at the highest level it's been during 2012, with 78% of UK working adults saying that their job is secure, a rise of 5% from the previous high of 73% in April 2012.

Analysis of major retail insolvencies since 2011 reveals that 53% of jobs are not made redundant but are preserved during the insolvency process, while 48% of stores survive.

A new package of proposals to reform rules for consulting staff about large scale redundancies has been published by Employment Relations Minister Norman Lamb.