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Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · UK · February 2026

Redundancies and job cuts in the UK, February 2026

6 announcements at 3 employers with jobs in UK, February 2026: 1,300 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure.

6AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
1.3kJobs cut, counted1,300, once per announcement
3Employers3 of them in the Index
0Linked to AIBy the company or a major outlet

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Each square is a day; the number is announcements that day, the smaller one jobs cut. Darker is busier.

The largest

  1. 26th Feb
    Ocado to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedHatfieldReported by 4 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut
  2. 26th Feb
    Sainsbury's to cut 300 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    300jobs cut
  3. 9th Feb
    Ocado reported to be weighing 1,000 job cuts

    Reported to be weighing cutsUKOne major outlet so far

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed
  4. 8th Feb
    Ocado to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed
  5. 8th Feb
    Ocado reported to be weighing 1,000 job cuts

    Reported to be weighing cutsUKReported by 2 major outlets

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed
  6. 4th Feb
    Asda announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    No figure

Every announcement

Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each day, read under the same rule.

Thursday 26th February 21,300 jobs

  1. Ocado to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedHatfieldReported by 4 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut
  2. Sainsbury's to cut 300 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    300jobs cut

Monday 9th February 1

  1. Ocado reported to be weighing 1,000 job cuts

    Reported to be weighing cutsUKOne major outlet so far

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed

Sunday 8th February 2

  1. Ocado to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed
  2. Ocado reported to be weighing 1,000 job cuts

    Reported to be weighing cutsUKReported by 2 major outlets

    1,000jobs, not yet confirmed

Wednesday 4th February 1

  1. Asda announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    No figure

Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. Summaries are machine-written from the best source; the source is what counts. How it works