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‘Fire & rehire approach was always despicable’ BA facing strike threat
Trade union Unite claimed the airline has published a timetable to ‘fire and rehire’ thousands of workers on August 7.
UK economy might not return to pre-virus level until 2024
Forecasters EY Item Club, who use a similar economic model to the Treasury, suggest that unemployment will balloon to 9 per cent from 3.9 per cent in that period.
Centrica slammed over director pay while staff conditions are threatened
The GMB union said directors have been paid an ‘astonishing’ £31 million, while cutting thousands of jobs.
Dyson to cut 600 jobs in UK
The biggest impact is expected to be on Dyson’s head office in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
These are the firms which have rejected the government’s job retention bonus
Big business must play an active role in the recovery - these are the firms which are helping out.
Chancellor may have to eat his words and write off toxic Covid-19 debt
Former chancellor Lord Lamont has warned ‘the difficult part is yet to come’.
The importance of supporting community run organisations & businesses in post covid world
The limits of centralisation have been one of the predominant stories of the crisis. This needs to be a turning point.
‘Only the beginning’ as lockdown has claimed nearly 650,000 jobs
The Office for National Statistics said another 74,000 UK workers lost their jobs last month, taking the number of paid employees to 28.4 million.
‘Unacceptable’ Starmer calls for BA to lose slots over treatment of staff
Trade union Unite has accused the airline of planning to rehire employees who survive job cuts on worse terms and conditions.