Ryanair to compensate travellers for 2018 strikes after Supreme Court appeal dropped December 12, 2022 Ryanair is set to compensate travellers for strikes that took place over four years ago after it dropped a UK Supreme Court appeal. “Ryanair’s decision to discontinue the Supreme Court appeal of the Court of Appeal judgement means that affected passengers will now be able to make a claim for compensation,” said Paul Smith, consumer [...]
Heathrow assures Border Force strikes won’t impact travellers as activity falls December 12, 2022 Heathrow has assured travellers that their journeys will be unaffected by Border Force strikes, as the number of people using the airport falls. Last week, Border Force staff working at several UK airports agreed to strike over the Christmas period in a long-standing dispute over jobs and pay. Members of the union PCS will walk [...]
RMT doesn’t exclude chance of new tube strikes as members renew mandate December 8, 2022 The RMT has not excluded the chance of new strike action on the tube network as it received another six-month strike mandate from London Underground workers. General secretary Mick Lynch has urged London Underground and mayor Sadiq Khan to sit down with the union “so we can bring this dispute to a resolution.” “If a [...]
Virgin Atlantic’s boss calls Heathrow’s proposed price cap ‘unacceptable’ December 8, 2022 The row between Heathrow and its airport customers has reached a new high after Shai Weiss, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, called out the UK aviation regulator over the airport’s interim price cap. Weiss has accused the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of “putting the interests of a monopolistic airport and its shareholders ahead of [...]
Border Force strike: Suella Braverman warns Britons to ‘think carefully’ about Christmas plans December 8, 2022 Home secretary Suella Braverman has warned Britons going away for the festive period to “think carefully” about their Christmas plans. Braverman’s remarks come after Border Force staff at several UK airports – including Heathrow and Gatwick – announced their plans to strike for eight days, between 23 and 26 as well as 28 and 31 [...]
CMA slaps BMW with fine for not complying with probe request December 8, 2022 The Competition and Markets Authority has slapped BMW with a £30,000 fine for not complying with an information request. The watchdog – which has also added a daily penalty of £15,000 – believes the German marque is withholding information regarding a probe from earlier this year. Launched in March, the investigation focused on suspected anti-competitive [...]
Incorporating business purpose into corporate social responsibility: how and why December 8, 2022 | Sponsored Consumers, candidates and society, in general, seek to live in and create a much fairer world where the organisations they purchase from or are employed by mirror their personal values and purpose. This fairer world benefits all of us – especially young people facing a rapidly changing world. More and more organisations are placing social [...]
Ryanair: O’Leary’s contract extended until 2028 as £86m bonus still on cards December 8, 2022 Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary has seen his contract extended until July 2028, in a deal that could make him earn up an extra €100m (£86.3m). Chairman Stan McCarthy said the contract extension was reached following “extensive engagement with large shareholders and proxy advisors,” but will still be subjected to shareholder approval. As part of his [...]
On the Beach’s boss to step down as group returns to black for first time December 8, 2022 On the Beach’s boss Simon Cooper is set to step down just as the group returns to profit for the first time since the pandemic hit. Cooper, who founded the beach holiday retailer in 2004, will leave within the next year and will be replaced by the firm’s current chief financial officer Shaun Morton. The [...]
Building gains: Balfour Beatty lifts end-of-year outlook after profit and revenue boost December 8, 2022 Shares for UK-based infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty were up 2.2 per cent following a boost in expectations for revenue and profit. The construction company said it was five per cent ahead of 2021’s £16.1bn in terms of its order book, as it raised expectations for its full year report. Balfour Beatty also raised prospects for [...]