UK hiring woes: Amazon lures new recruits with £1,000 joining bonus August 25, 2021 E-commerce giant Amazon is offering new warehouse recruits a £1,000 joining bonus as it looks to attracts staff amid a mounting hiring crisis. The group is advertising for “urgently needed” warehouse pickers and packers across the UK to help meet booming online shopping demand. Job ads on the Indeed website reveal it is offering to [...]
Clipper Logistics revenue up thanks to lockdown shopping returns August 25, 2021 Retail logistics firm Clipper has reported group revenue up by 39.1 per cent as e-commerce sales continue to grow. The Leeds-based company reported group revenue up from from £500.7m to £696.2m, in its results for the year ended 30 April 2021. The firm acquired new contracts in the period including with Revolution Beauty, H&M and [...]
The CA Summit 2020: experts discussed the future of the City of London and trade negotiations between the US and UK August 25, 2021 Ahead of CA Summit 2021, revisit the Learn Chapter of last year’s event which saw experts discuss key issues business professionals are facing, including the future of the City of London and trade negotiations between the US and UK. Book your place now for CA Summit 2021 The future of the City The COVID-19 pandemic [...]
British start up wins contract to develop EU blockchain capabilities August 24, 2021 A British startup has been chosen by the European Commission to help design and develop European blockchain capabilities. iov42, which builds blockchain-based identification tools, beat corporate giants including EY, Vodafone and Deloitte to become one of seven companies to secure an EU contract. The seven awards were collectively worth €6.2m (£5.31m). According to the European [...]
Post-Brexit staffing issues: Shortage of festive favourites like pigs in blankets and gammon looms August 24, 2021 Britons may find festive favourites like pigs harder to come by this winter as industry labour shortages continue to bite, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) warned. They could be in short supply this Christmas as a result of post-Brexit issues. BMPA chief executive Nick Allen blamed the Government’s immigration policies for staffing challenges faced [...]
Tax and accounting bodies call for government to delay reporting reforms August 23, 2021 UK tax and accounting bodies have urged the government to delay reforms to the tax system which would affect how self-employed people and businesses report their profits. In a letter sent to Treasury financial secretary Jesse Norman, representatives from five tax and accounting bodies, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales and [...]
Workers of the world unite! How the post-pandemic recovery is increasing the bargaining power of labour August 23, 2021 More than 114 million people lost their jobs over 2020, according to the International Labor Organization. Even more saw their working hours and wages cut. The worst affected industries were accommodation and food services where global employment declined by over 20%, followed by retail. These sectors were particularly hard hit by lockdowns, forced closures and plummeting tourism. Women and younger workers were badly affected. You could be [...]
BBC set to tap Jess Brammar as news chief despite ‘bias’ row August 23, 2021 The BBC is poised to appoint Jess Brammar as its new head of news despite an online backlash against so-called ‘left-wing’ views. Brammar, former editor-in-chief of Huffpost UK and previously deputy editor of Newsnight, is expected to be appointed to a new role overseeing the broadcaster’s news output. It comes despite criticisms that the news [...]
UK beefs up international trade effort by naming cricket legend Ian Botham envoy to Ashes rivals Australia August 23, 2021 Former England cricket captain Ian Botham has been appointed as a UK trade envoy to Australia. Lord Botham is to be one of 10 new UK trade tsars tasked with drumming up business for Britain in overseas markets that also include New Zealand and Canada, The Sun reported. “It’s a great honour to carry out [...]
Government urged to cut National Insurance costs for small firms August 23, 2021 Small businesses have called on the Government to slash employer National Insurance contributions as firms face rising costs and labour shortage challenges. Just under two thirds (64 per cent) of respondents to the quarterly Full Small Business Index (SBI) report, said their operating costs had risen over the past year. The Federation of Small Businesses [...]