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Sensitive company data at risk from office errors
A poll of 2,000 working adults found three in 10 admit to being slack with personal or sensitive company information in the office.
Corbyn urged to cut tax for the wealthy amid fears of an exodus
“If Mr Corbyn is serious about having the better-off pay more tax, they should cut rates further and allow them to become wealthier", the deVere Group CEO said.
Brexit’s ‘catastrophic’ £34m bill for Scotland’s fishing sector revealed
Andrew Charles, co-chair of the Scottish Seafood Association, said additional paperwork and charges would cost exporters £160 per sale.
Esther Duflo becomes second woman to win Nobel prize in economics for “experimental approach to alleviating poverty”
She said: “Showing that it is possible for a woman to succeed and be recognised for success I hope is going to inspire many, many other women to continue working and many other men to give them the respect that they deserve like every single human being.”
EU backs German government’s move to keep Thomas Cook subsidiary flying
The approach is in stark contrast to the plight of 9,000 UK staff of Thomas Cook, Britain’s oldest travel agent, many of whom have talked of resorting to food banks.
Atos, the firm at the centre of disability assessment appeals, awarded new £25m government contract
The French tech giant already has major contracts with the Department of Work and Pensions.
Survey reveals extent of companies on both sides of Irish border cancelling business ahead of Brexit
The AIB Brexit Sentiment Index reveals that half of SMEs in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have cancelled or postponed investment.
Up to 2,500 jobs saved as Hays Travel buys 555 Thomas Cook stores
Hays has already employed 421 members of Thomas Cook staff since the travel group collapsed last month.
UK economy would be 5% bigger under Labour than a Conservative government by 2022
The report said Britain’s economic fortunes were tied up with the outcome of Brexit and a possible general election, leading to the conclusion that the outlook would be much brighter if Mr Corbyn led the next government rather than Mr Johnson.