Government recruits hundreds of unpaid volunteers to carry out coronavirus checks

The Government is working with the high street pharmacist Boots to recruit an army of volunteers to carry out coronavirus tests as Boris Johnson scrambles to hit his 200,000 checks a day target.  The Prime Minister said he wants the UK’s testing capacity to hit the number by the end of the month.  Boots is … Read more

‘Dogfight’ looms as landlords start suing restaurants over unpaid rent

‘Dogfight’ looms as landlords start suing restaurants over unpaid rent By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 4 April 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest landlords have called in lawyers to claw back the rent that shops and restaurants have refused to pay during the lockdown, … Read more

Cleaning staff walk out of NHS hospital over unpaid wages dispute

Cleaning staff walk out of first NHS hospital to treat a coronavirus patient in London in dispute with contractor over unpaid wages Cleaning staff at a London hospital battling coronavirus are not being paid in full Staff at University Hospital Lewisham walked off the job on Thursday as a result A new private company took … Read more

Thousands of criminals in England and Wales owe £1.2billion in unpaid fees

Thousands of criminals in England and Wales owe £1.2billion in unpaid fees and fines as critics accuse offenders of ‘laughing in the face of the courts’ Money owed by criminals in England and Wales soared to a record £1.2billion Total amount imposed by courts has more than doubled in the last five years It means … Read more

Hays Travel asks staff to take unpaid leave

Hays Travel asks staff to take unpaid leave in bid to ease the pressure caused by coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:16 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:29 GMT, 13 March 2020 Hays Travel is taking emergency measures to cut its costs after fears over the spread of Covid-19 Hays … Read more