More job losses at chemical plant
A second wave of redundancies are made at a chemical plant on Teesside, with 58 workers losing their jobs.

Landmark hotel closure hits staff
Up to 70 staff have been left jobless after the closure of one of Teesside's biggest hotels.

Loans protect food firm workers
Nearly 200 jobs at a Northumberland food factory are protected after a £1.5m funding package is agreed.

Full guide to where to get help
What are the key factors affecting people during this recession and where can they go for help?

If your employer goes into administration
What to consider when your company fails.

If you can't pay your mortgage
The government has announced an extension of assistance for those struggling with mortgage repayments. What does it mean for you?

How to negotiate during redundancy
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explains the rules regarding negotiating redundancy packages.

Graduates: Getting your first job
As employers warn that they are cutting graduate recruitment, the BBC News website weighs up employment prospects for students leaving university this summer.

Business loan plans: full details
All the detail on the main schemes introduced today by the government to help small business access finance from the banks.

Electronics centre in £20m boost
A £20m expansion of an electronics research centre in County Durham could create hundreds of new jobs in the North East of England.

Gun contract to secure site jobs
About 400 jobs at a Cumbrian factory are secured for another six months with a £71m order from the US government for guns.

Trading down
What are you buying more of in the downturn?

Dinner party facts
Answers to vital questions you were too afraid to ask

Downturn map
How has the downturn affected you?