Amazon to hire an extra 100,000 US workers to cope with soaring demand

Amazon to hire an extra 100,000 US workers to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:24 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 18 March 2020 Amazon is hiring an army of 100,000 workers in the US to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during the coronavirus … Read more

Nissan mothballs UK’s biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers  

Nissan mothballs UK biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 Nissan has mothballed the biggest car plant in the UK as the Covid-19 outbreak wreaks havoc.  Production at the giant factory in Sunderland, … Read more

Amazon to hire hundreds of thousands of new workers as coronavirus drives surge in online retail 

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Mobile networks down leaving thousands of British workers struggling to work from home

UK mobile networks including O2, EE, Vodafone and 3 go down leaving millions of British workers struggling to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic The networks went down from about 9am GMT as people began logging on The outage comes as thousands of British workers begin working from home  O2 says it is aware of … Read more

Microsoft Teams CRASHES in Europe as millions of workers work from home to avoid coronavirus 

Essential remote working tool Microsoft Teams CRASHES in Europe on the first day millions of people work from home to avoid coronavirus Millions of Europeans are working from home amid coronavirus pandemic   One of the most popular platforms for doing this is called Microsoft Teams  As of 9am GMT the site was experiencing significant connectivity … Read more

Millions of workers start working from home as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis 

It’s self-isolation Monday: Millions of workers start working from home to leave trains, tubes and roads empty as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis Workers across the UK snubbed public transport to work from home today Guidelines recommend social distancing – leaving tubes and trains empty  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see … Read more

Sweat and tears will get workers through crisis… says grandson of Sir Winston 

Sweat and tears will get workers through crisis… says grandson of Sir Winston By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 10:10 GMT, 15 March 2020 Winston Churchill addresses delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in 1953 It could just as easily have been one of the … Read more

Job fears grow for millions as BA predict cuts and other workers face uncertain future

Fears are growing for the safety of millions jobs in the UK as the coronavirus outbreak worsens threatening tourism, fast food, retail and leisure sectors.   British Airways today revealed coronavirus is threatening its very survival as staff were told there will be job cuts and aircrafts must be mothballed because of the ‘worsening’ global pandemic.     … Read more

Millions of workers stay home amid coronavirus crisis

Millions of workers in Britain stayed home today as commuters found car parks empty, train carriages deserted and seats available amid the coronavirus crisis. It comes after the Prime Minister said people with even mild symptoms, including a continuous cough or high temperature, must stay at home for at least seven days. Boris Johnson’s guidance … Read more

Tullow Oil slashes workers as it reveals oil price rout could sink it

Tullow Oil slashes workforce as it reveals recent oil price rout could sink it By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:17 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:31 GMT, 13 March 2020 Tullow Oil’s future was in doubt last night it revealed that the recent oil price rout could sink it. The energy … Read more