Probation service returns to public control seven years after Chris Grayling’s ‘deeply flawed’ reforms as watchdog warns more funding is needed Then-Justice Sec Chris Grayling introduced £3.7billion probation reform in 2014 The controversial reforms saw private companies take control of some services However, probation services have now been taken back under public control By Danyal Hussain … Read more
NS&I chief gets a £30K bonus despite overseeing a customer service meltdown at the state-backed bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 24 June 2021 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 24 June 2021 Bonus: NS&I chief executive Ian Ackerley The NS&I boss who oversaw a customer service meltdown at the state-backed savings bank … Read more
NS&I chief gets a £30K bonus despite overseeing a customer service meltdown at the state-backed bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 24 June 2021 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 24 June 2021 Bonus: NS&I chief executive Ian Ackerley The NS&I boss who oversaw a customer service meltdown at the state-backed savings bank … Read more
Luxury $180,000 Porsche pulling out of a service centre fails to give way and meets its bitter end by colliding with an old Toyota Corolla Dashcam caught of luxury Porsche being hit after driving out of service centre The $180,000 car pulls out onto road without giving way to Toyota Corolla Commenters on the clip … Read more
National Savings & Investments forced to pay out almost £1m in compensation as result of customer service meltdown By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 National Savings & Investments was forced to pay out almost £1million in compensation as a result … Read more
Apple is reportedly developing its own subscription-based healthcare service, but is struggling to get it off the ground due to failed tests among its own employees, The Wall Street Journal reports. The service is said to link data from users’ Apple Watches with ‘virtual and in-person care provided by Apple doctors.’ Testing of the service, … Read more
UK service sector sees fastest growth in 24 years as consumers start to spend again By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 Activity in Britain’s service sector shot up at its fastest rate for 24 years in May, as pandemic restrictions loosened … Read more
The Secret Service is forking out nearly $35,000 to rent portable toilets at Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club where the former president is spending the summer. Federal procurement data seen by The Daily Beast shows a contract from May 24 to September 30 of rental costs of $8,500 per month. The toilets are being supplied by … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Service sector on a bumper hiring spree; Record new customers flock to AJ Bell; Aviva reports highest insurance sales in a decade Hiring in consumer-facing service sector jobs rise at fastest pace since 2015 AJ Bell pre-tax half year profits up nearly 40% as customer numbers rise By This Is Money Published: 07:39 BST, … Read more
Vanguard and AJ Bell Youinvest have scored best marks in a new customer survey of top DIY investment platforms, while the biggest player Hargreaves Lansdown lagged behind in sixth place. The pair topped the survey of value for money, online tools and customer service at 11 major DIY investment platforms, following a poll of 2,000 … Read more