Claims of a ‘mass exodus’ of EU workers from UK during the pandemic may have been exaggerated says the ONS, as it finds the number employed by British firms has only fallen 7 per cent By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:17 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 12:18 GMT, 24 March 2021 … Read more
BT rewards nearly 60,000 frontline workers with a £1,500 bonus for their efforts during the pandemic but some staff are still considering strike action Eligible staff will get £1,000 in June and £500 awarded in shares, group said Some staff are considering national strike action for first time in over 30 years By Jane Denton … Read more
Uber will make their 70,000 UK drivers ‘workers’ from TODAY giving them holiday pay and minimum wage after losing Supreme Court battle More than 70,000 drivers were last month ruled by judges to be employees It puts drivers in line for benefits which are set to take effect from Wednesday Trade unions bosses said ‘Uber … Read more
Fears home-working could grind to a halt as 45,000 BT workers are balloted for the phone giant’s first national strike since 1987 Communications Workers Union says 45,000 could go on strike later this year Dispute over compulsory redundancies and site closures been going for a year It would be first since 1987 when 117,000 walked … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may offer health workers a one-off bonus to defuse the row over NHS pay Unions angered by a proposed one per cent rise for NHS, threatening strikes In response, Ministers said rest of the public sector was having a pay freeze Sources claim a one off bonus could avoid a U-turn and … Read more
‘Toxic culture’ of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Britain’s largest nuclear plant Sellafield that could lead to ‘disaster’ whistleblowers claim Workers said behaviour could lead to a ‘disaster’ at the Sellafield site in Cumbria One employee claimed that managers did nothing when he was ‘racially taunted’ Another said a manager asked if she … Read more
Workers won’t return to the office full-time… and we’re ready to cash in on the new normal, says Regus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:48 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 9 March 2021 Working remotely for a couple of days a week will become the new normal after the … Read more
Unemployment rate among recent graduates is more than DOUBLE the rate for UK workers as a whole according to new figures showing how the pandemic is hitting the youngest workers hardest Those fresh from university had unemployment rate of 12 per cent, ONS found Compared to already dire 5.1 per cent rate for the UK … Read more
Crushing moment bungling demolition workers bring down a water tower onto their own van The mishap was recorded in the village of Kholmina in Tver Oblast, Russia Footage of aftermath shows the demolition workers’ vehicle in crumpled heap It left local houses and farms were left without water for several hours By Raven Saunt For … Read more
Chinese zoo ‘tries to pass off DOG as a wolf’ after workers claim wild beast ‘died of old age’ Rottweiler is seen lying in ‘wolf’ enclosure at Xiangwushan Zoo in central China Zoo visitor Mr Xu posted the short video with the caption: ‘Woof! Are you a wolf?’ The video has reignited debate over the morality of … Read more