A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the late Michael Jackson’s companies by one of his accusers. James Safechuck, who was featured in the documentary Leaving Neverland, was seeking damages from MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures for ‘facilitating’ Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse of children. However, California judge Mark Young ruled that neither company had ‘a … Read more
Rishi Sunak will today launch a new rescue package to help firms hit by Covid restrictions retain their staff. The Chancellor will update MPs this morning on a package of support set to cost hundreds of millions of pounds to help firms in sectors such as hospitality, which have been badly hit by new restrictions … Read more
Rishi Sunak is working on package to help companies stuck in Tier Two coronavirus lockdown, says Treasury staff The Chancellor is considering ‘range of measures’ to help restricted businesses Rishi Sunak underlined the economic damage caused by Covid-19 restrictions Finance officials have predicted the GDP will be 3 per cent smaller in long term By … Read more
A ‘threat to democracy’ that could lead to civil war: Big tech slammed by former Facebook chief and star of Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma who is calling for social media reform to end online tribalism Ex-Facebook chief Tim Kendall says Big Tech is a ‘threat to democracy’ Kendall was formerly the director of monetization … Read more
Netflix, Asos and Microsoft are just three companies whose share prices have soared since they floated and now you can find out how other global brands have fared. eToro has launched an ‘Investment Time Machine’ to show savers what could be sitting in their pot today had they invested in some of the world’ biggest … Read more
Every month, for more than a year, the sum of at least £5,000 was deposited into the bank account of hairdresser Ericka Carroll. The money didn’t come from her business, though. She would have had to ‘cut and blow dry’ an awful lot of hair at her small salon at the bottom of her garden … Read more
Four out of five London companies want flexible rail season tickets for their staff so part-time commuting can be made more cost effective, a survey has revealed. Information collected from more than 500 companies in the UK capital found half had staff working from home to enable social distancing. One in five has different groups … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken control of two companies which were formed to protect their ‘brand’ and intellectual property rights. Prince William and Kate, both 38, became the shareholders and therefore formal owners this week of the limited companies called APL Anglesey and CE Strathearn, which were set up in 2012 and 2013, … Read more
Pilotless planes could be transporting passengers between Scottish islands within a decade after British aircraft manufacturer announces plans for ‘full automation’ by 2030 Isle of Wight-based Britten-Norman aims to create pilotless plane by 2030 Will partner with Blue Bear to help create cutting-edge artificial intelligence The pilotless planes will need to be granted regulator approval … Read more
Companies are now hiring ‘directors of remote working’ to manage new armies of staff who never see the office – as one in five employees now works exclusively from home Employers are hiring ‘head of remote’ to manage staff working from home Data shows that vacancies for remote roles have risen by 147 per cent … Read more