Post-holiday blues: How to lift employees out of the funk September 8, 2015 The holoidays are over and the old routine beckons. Getting back to the grindstone and the usual frustrations of office life can be unsettling, especially when people have had the opportunity to reflect on their lot. How can you help your team settle back in and feel more enthused about work? OLD HABITS First, it’s [...]
No sister act as Venus plots end to calendar slam September 8, 2015 FORMER world No1 Venus Williams admits she will have no qualms about ending her sister Serena’s bid for a calendar grand slam when the duo meet in the US Open quarter-finals tonight. Serena is on course to claim the 22nd major title of her career, which would also be a record seventh US Open crown [...]
Cameron loses crunch vote over EU referendum as Tory backbenchers rebel September 8, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was handed a bruising defeat late last night as a coalition of Labour, SNP and eurosceptic Conservatives rejected the government’s latest proposals surrounding the EU referendum. In Cameron’s first defeat of the new parliament, just 285 MPs backed the government’s amendment to the EU referendum bill, while 312 MPs voted [...]
Glencore leads FTSE up as investors cheer debt plan September 8, 2015 TROUBLED miner Glencore was given a shot in the arm yesterday, and led the FTSE up after announcing plans to slash its debt by $10bn (£6.5bn). The firm’s share price rocketed by around 12 per cent yesterday morning, and closed trading up 7.02 per cent at 131.80p. The miner’s shares have fallen by around 60 [...]
Employer confidence falls to lowest level since 2012 as the introduction of living wage looms September 8, 2015 Employer confidence is at a three-year low, a new survey of 2,000 companies shows. Data from recruiters Manpower show that the UK has a net employment outlook of four per cent, when you subtract the number of companies who intend to reduce staffing levels from those intending to hire. Manpower attributes this to employers worried [...]
Retailers blame late bank hols for drop in sales September 8, 2015 BRITISH retailers suffered a sharp drop in sales last month after the later timing of the August Bank Holiday distorted trading figures, according to figures out today. Retail sales fell by one per cent on a like-for-like basis from August 2014, when they had increased 1.3 per cent on the preceding year. On a total [...]
Engineers: Think long term in spending review September 8, 2015 The Government must avoid spending cuts that offer a short-term advantage, but undermine UK infrastructure’s contribution to long term prosperity, productivity and resilience, say leading engineers. Many government departments that are responsible for infrastructure delivery and upkeep have been asked to produce plans to cut 25-40 per cent from their budgets ahead of November’s government [...]
England v Switzerland: Roy Hodgson urges football chiefs to aid Euro bid September 8, 2015 England manager Roy Hodgson insists the country’s football chiefs need to throw their weight behind his blueprint for success if the Three Lions are to mount a bid for European Championship success next summer. Hodgson is set to shuffle his pack for tonight’s clash with Switzerland at Wembley after England secured their place at the [...]
Strauss applies final nail to KP’s Test recall hopes September 8, 2015 ANY lingering hopes that maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen had of earning an unlikely England recall appeared to be extinguished by England director of cricket Andrew Strauss yesterday. One of Strauss’ first tasks in his new role back in May was to inform Pietersen, who was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board in February [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Huge blow for Wales as injury rules out Leigh Halfpenny September 8, 2015 Wales have been dealt a blow less than two weeks before the start of the Rugby World Cup after full-back Leigh Halfpenny was ruled out of the tournament due to knee ligament damage. Toulon’s Halfpenny suffered the injury during his side’s 23-19 victory over Italy at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday and a scan yesterday [...]
