Next apologises to staff for underpaying them for months after payroll malfunction July 17, 2022 Next has apologised to staff who have been underpaid for several months after a new IT system malfunctioned. Staff have been underpaid for months after payroll functions were outsourced to the US tech firm Oracle in February, according to The Sunday Times. The London-listed firm has been trying to solve the error for months, with [...]
Boeing trims airline market forecasts July 17, 2022 US AIRPLANE maker Boeing has trimmed its projected industrywide demand for airplanes over the next 20 years, but said it expects deliveries to be stable excluding the Russian market. Boeing projects airlines worldwide will need 41,170 new airplanes over 20 years with half of the deliveries for replacement aircraft, and with single-aisle aircraft accounting for [...]
Sunak call to slash all EU rules by 2024 contradicted by the Treasury July 17, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s new promise to slash all retained EU regulations by 2024 has been contradicted by a leaked Treasury document today saying this would not be possible. Sunak wrote in the Sunday Telegraph today that he will have “scrapped or reformed all of the EU law, red tape and bureaucracy that is still on our [...]
Tory leadership race: Tugendhat vows to strip Met of counter-terrorism role July 17, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has vowed to break up the Metropolitan Police if elected by taking away the force’s responsibilities for counter-terrorism. Tugendhat said today that he would instead hand these powers to the National Crime Agency (NCA) – the UK’s agency responsible for things like organised crime, economic crime, cyber crime and human [...]
M&S removes best before dates as 6.6m tonnes of food waste thrown away by households per year July 17, 2022 M&S will get rid of best before dates on hundreds of fresh produce in an endeavour to slash food waste in stores and households. The supermarket said it would remove best before dates from the labelling on more than 300 fruit and vegetable packages. Dates are to be replaced with a new code that shop [...]
Transport secretary outlines new Charter to ensure travellers know their rights this summer July 17, 2022 The transport secretary today outlined a new Charter to ensure that travellers know their rights when it comes to flight delays and cancellations this summer. The government’s Aviation Passenger Charter, which was developed alongside industry, consumer and disability groups, seeks to give holidaymakers confidence for their travels, from booking, all the way to their return [...]
Ex-F1 boss Eddie Jordan mulls second approach for Playtech July 17, 2022 Ex-Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan is reportedly considering a second approach for gaming software firm Playtech. JKO Play, a consortium led by Jordan and gambling executive Keith O’Loughlin, came close to making a 750p per share offer for Playtech, but pulled out of the bidding process in January. It is understood, however, that JKO [...]
Union boss says crippling rail strikes to go ahead as no one is ‘coming to the table’ July 17, 2022 Crippling rail strikes are set to go ahead in just two weeks as train company bosses are not “coming to the table”, according to the head of the UK train drivers’ union. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef) union, said “when train drivers don’t come to work, [...]
UK and South Korea to cooperate in space amid growing militarisation July 17, 2022 The UK and South Korea have agreed to cooperate in space, signalling continued steps towards forging a global framework for peaceful and sustainable activity in Earth’s orbit. The deal will see both countries share space-related discoveries, operational knowledge, training and personnel exchanges, as space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised. “Space is critical to our security, [...]
Sale brewing? Starbucks considers disposal of 300-store strong UK operation July 17, 2022 Coffee giant Starbucks is mulling a possible sale of its UK operations against a backdrop of tough macroeconomic conditions. The global coffee titan had requested adviser and investment bank Houlihan Lokey to scout for interest in its UK arm, according to a report in The Sunday Times. Some 300 stores within Starbucks’ 1,000-shop strong UK [...]