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By Ben King
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Employers are planning the lowest number of job cuts for over six years, as the economy reopens after the pandemic.
Redundancy figures for June from the Insolvency Service saw 15,661 positions put at risk in Great Britain.
Last June saw nearly ten times that number, the worst on record.
The reduction in expected redundancies comes despite the imminent end of the furlough scheme which was designed to protect jobs during the pandemic.
Employers planning 20 or more redundancies have to file a form called HR1 notifying government at the start of the process.
This data gives an early indication of moves in the labour market, months before they show up in the official unemployment figures.
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2021-07-08T12:25+10:00
Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew says the club is open to trading out draft picks if it helped them land the right player in this yearâs trade period.
The Suns, who currently hold a first-round selection â pick No.5 â and two second-round picks in this yearâs draft, would be prepared to sacrifice draft capital if it helped them acquire an experienced player to complement their crop of youngsters.
âWhen you get injuries like we have this year to our tall department, we look,â Dew told