£330 pay boost for 30m Brits as National Insurance threshold will rise to £12,570 from tomorrow July 5, 2022 Millions of Brits will get a modest boost in their pay packets this month as they grapple with surging living costs, because – from tomorrow – the threshold at which people pay National Insurance (NI) will increase. The UK Government has previously said this will benefit nearly 30m working people with a typical employee saving [...]
DHL launches UK recruitment drive to create 3,500 new jobs for ten new depots across Britain July 5, 2022 DHL said this morning the logistics giant plans to invest more than £190m into creating 10 new collection and delivery depots across the UK, and expanding 20 existing sites, which will create 3,500 jobs. The investment forms part of DHL’s plan to expand its UK e-commerce operation – DHL Parcel UK – through a £482m [...]
AO World shares crash amid worries over electrics retailer’s financial strength after insurer cuts cover July 4, 2022 Shares of online electricals retailer AO World are diving today amid worries over its financial strength after it was reported that a credit insurer has cut cover for the firm’s suppliers. The group saw shares fall by more than 18 per cent at one stage in morning trading today following the Sunday Times report revealing [...]
4 Signs You’re Underpaid And What You Can Do About It July 4, 2022 We’re hearing a lot of buzz about it being a “job seekers market” and there is a big push within tech firms to hire specialist staff such as developers and engineers, many of whom are in short supply, which is driving up salaries. Despite recent news of staff cuts and hiring freezes in some areas [...]
Huge traffic jams expected on Monday from hell: Drivers urged to work from home as protestors plot to block key roads July 4, 2022 Roads in various parts of the country could be subject to traffic jams today as protesters take action and call for a cut in fuel duty. Protests will target mainly three-lane motorways and see slow-downs on two lanes, leaving the fast lane free, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox. Police have warned of “serious disruption [...]
Angry Criminal Bar chairman warns crime victims ‘won’t see their day in court’ as govt refuses to negotiate with striking barristers July 4, 2022 The Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Jo Sidhu QC, has warned that “those victims of crime and defendants who want to prove their innocence won’t see their day inside court”, as he said the Government “refuses” to sit down and negotiate with striking barristers. Strike action over pay and conditions within the criminal legal [...]
15 years of income stagnation leaves families brutally exposed to cost of living crisis with income inequality growing fast July 4, 2022 Real typical household disposable income growth for working age families has slumped to just 0.7 per cent a year in the 15 years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has left households, particularly those in rented accommodation and with young children, brutally exposed to the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research published today [...]
Manufacturing Technology Centre rolls out four day week after trial boosts productivity July 4, 2022 Coventry-based firm the Manufacturing Technology Centre has rolled out a four day working week for staff after a trial period was found to have boosted productivity. The organisation, which aims to build technologies developed in academia, said that after conducting a two-year trial of flexible working with more than 600 of its staff, it would [...]
Pret a Manger back in black after pandemic massacre as sandwich giant eyes overseas expansion July 4, 2022 Sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has said it returned to profitability in March after suffering another year of hefty losses in 2021 amid lockdowns and Covid restrictions. The group revealed it remained in the red with operating losses of £225.9m last year, in new filings on Companies House. This was an improvement on [...]
Sainsbury’s and M&S walk into shareholder storm over minimum living wage versus bumper bonuses July 4, 2022 As activists mobilise in the first shareholder resolution of its kind, supermarket giant Sainsbury’s will be put under pressure this week to pay all staff and contracted workers the national living wage. Responsible investment campaign group ShareAction is driving the experimental motion at the supermarket giant’s annual general meeting on Thursday 7 July. Legal & [...]
