Labour calls for ’employment charter’ to enshrine workers’ rights post-Covid July 26, 2021 Labour has called for a new “employment charter”, which would see workers’ rights enshrined in law from day one in a new job. The party is also calling for a ban on “fire and rehire” practices as a part of the charter, after the practice gained notoriety throughout the pandemic. Under the current legislation some [...]
Government refuses to rule out ban on unvaccinated students going to university July 26, 2021 The government has refused to rule out a ban on unvaccinated students returning to university amid reports Boris Johnson is actively pushing the issue. The Prime Minister has reportedly made low take-up rates of the Covid vaccine among 18-30-year-olds one of his priorities, particularly over the autumn and winter months. The Times reported today that [...]
Cineworld faces legal challenge over alleged unpaid rent July 25, 2021 Cineworld is facing a £1m legal challenge over allegedly not paying rents for a Southampton site. Marina Developments, a developer based in Southampton, claims that Cineworld has not paid rents and other charges since last March. Cineworld was earlier ordered to pay rent to landlord AEW UK Core Property Fund after demanding a string of rental [...]
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin hits out at Test and Trace app July 25, 2021 JD Wetherspoon chief Tim Martin has claimed the UK is being “laid to waste” by the Test and Trace app as one-in-eight of the pub chain’s staff are forced to self-isolate. Martin said 5,000 of his 40,000 staff were pinged by the app last week alone, causing labour shortages at some of the chain’s 925 [...]
Sajid Javid apologises for saying UK cannot ‘cower’ from Covid July 25, 2021 Sajid Javid has apologised for a tweet where he told people that the country cannot “cower” from Covid-19 anymore. Javid said that he was “expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society”, but that “it was a poor choice of word and I sincerely apologise”. The health secretary had tweeted yesterday [...]
Vaccinations to be needed to attend football matches from October July 25, 2021 Football fans who have not had two vaccinations may be banned from attending Premier League football matches from later this year. Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that people will need to show Covid passports to enter nightclubs and some large events from the end of September. The Sunday Telegraph reports that this will include [...]
Number 10 and Treasury discuss suspending pensions triple lock July 25, 2021 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are in discussions over suspending the pensions triple lock as members of the cabinet raise their concern about a mooted National Insurance increase. The Treasury and Number 10 are inching closer to suspending the pensions triple lock this year as Covid-related statistical anomaly would mean pensioners would get an estimated [...]
Lorry drivers and factory workers get exemption from Test and Trace app to halt shortages July 22, 2021 Lorry drivers and factor workers in the food and drinks sectors will be exempt from the Test and Trace app and will instead be tested every day for Covid-19 as the government tries to ease shortages caused by the so-called “pingdemic”. The government announced tonight that “daily contact testing will be rolled out to critical [...]
Tory MPs threaten to boycott party conference over Covid vaccine passports July 22, 2021 A pair of Tory MPs are threatening to boycott the party’s conference in September if Covid vaccine passports are required for entry, with more expected to follow. Backbencher Mark Jenkinson was the first to take to Twitter this afternoon to protest any potential vaccine passport being used for the event, after Boris Johnson announced they [...]
City of London Corporation calls for workers to return to Square Mile July 22, 2021 The City of London’s local authority has called for a mass return of office workers to the Square Mile now Covid restrictions have almost entirely been lifted, saying that “the economic bounce back has to start now”. Chris Hayward, the City of London Corporation’s deputy policy and resources chair, said the Square Mile had to [...]
