P&O Ferries U-turns on attempt to cut agency staff pay
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A plan by P&O Ferries to cut the pay of agency staff has been scrapped after an employee claimed that seafarers at…
SMEs feeling the pinch thanks to red-hot price growth
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High inflation is by far the biggest challenge on SME’s minds over the next 12 months, WorkLife’s latest Small Business Monitor has…
Bank bosses’ optimism darkens as war follows on the heels of Covid
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British banks that took 2021’s bumper profits as a sign of better things to come will be bracing themselves for disappointment this…
UK needs better skills to win foreign investment battle, finds report
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Britain risks being left behind in the increasingly intense battle for investment from overseas unless it can improve the level of skills…
Rachel Reeves promises Labour will close ‘non-dom’ tax loophole
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The Labour party has vowed to abolish the “non-dom” tax loophole used by the chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife to save paying up…
UK Covid travel rules were arbitrary and disproportionate, say MPs
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International travel should be protected in future pandemics, MPs have urged, describing the Covid restrictions imposed by the UK government as confusing,…
Britain’s hopes of post-Brexit US trade deal ‘depend on workers’ rights’
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Britain’s hopes of a favourable post-Brexit trade deal with the US risk being undermined by the government’s lack of engagement on workers’…
Twitter ‘in takeover talks with Elon Musk’ after pressure from shareholders
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Twitter began negotiations with Elon Musk on Sunday after he wooed shareholders with financing details on his $43bn acquisition offer, people familiar…
Amazon prices to rise after fuel surcharge
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Prices on many Amazon products are expected to go up after the giant retailer raised the fees paid by sellers that use…
Bosses accused of prolonging payout talks in Post Office scandal
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Post Office bosses have been accused of dragging their heels in negotiations over compensation for scores of sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted…