Fears workers in textile factories are still being exploited hits Boohoo

Fears workers in Leicester’s textile factories are still being exploited weigh down shares in Boohoo By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 Fears workers in Leicester’s textile factories are still being exploited weighed down shares in Boohoo yesterday.  Last year an independent … Read more

Britain’s gender pay gap for full-time workers INCREASES from 8.6% to 8.9%, official figures show 

Women are reaching the peak of their earning power in the forties for the first time as fewer are forced to take lower paid jobs or quit work completely after having children, official figures revealed today. And in another step forward for female workers – for those under the age of 40 the gender pay … Read more

UK jobs market bounces back as number of payrolled workers spikes

The number of UK workers on payrolls increased by almost 200,000 between April and May this year as the jobs market continued to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis.  There were 197,000 workers added to payrolls last month, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak seizing on the figures as proof that his ‘Plan for Jobs’ ‘is working’.  … Read more

Brexit ‘leads to a 90% drop’ in the number of foreign workers coming to the UK

Brexit has caused a ‘massive hole’ in the numbers of people coming to the UK to pick fruit in the summer months putting growers ‘on the brink’, it is claimed. Numbers of seasonal workers applying to work at one Kent-based company are down 90 per cent in the last two years and there are fears … Read more

Number of workers returning to offices 15% higher in May than April

Number of workers returning to offices 15% higher in May than in April, new data shows By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 5 June 2021 The number of workers returning to offices was 15 per cent higher in May than in April, new data … Read more

Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers

Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers who are keener on green methods Environment Secretary believes older farmers hesitant to use green methods Because of Brexit farmers can receive a higher payout than when in the EU  Old rules saw average farmer receive about … Read more

Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers

Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers who are keener on green methods Environment Secretary believes older farmers hesitant to use green methods Because of Brexit farmers can receive a higher payout than when in the EU  Old rules saw average farmer receive about … Read more

Workers MUST return to office to turbocharge economy

Property chief demands work from home advice is ditched: Workers MUST return to office to turbocharge economy Mark Allan urged the Government to change its guidance that states people should continue work from home if they can until June at the earliest He said this approach jarred with the reopening of shops and beer gardens … Read more

One in five workers at care homes have still not even had their FIRST Covid jab

One in five workers at care homes have still not even had their FIRST Covid jab, new figures show NHS England data shows that 78.9 per cent of eligible workers have had the jab  It is an increase from 69 per cent on February 14 – but has caused concerns  Ministers have refused to rule … Read more

Indoor and outdoor home offices set to increase as workers adapt to new normal

Britons are readying themselves for the ‘new norm’ of home working, with more sheds, garages and summerhouses likely to be transformed into offices in the near future. A growing number of people are planning to set up designated rooms or workspaces within or outside their homes, according to research by Aviva. Close to half of … Read more