British Airways must follow rules when it comes to job cuts, ministers warn June 24, 2020 The transport secretary has warned British Airways (BA) that it must follow the rules when it comes to making sweeping job cuts, saying he is “very, very concerned” about the 12,000 roles set to be made redundant. BA has come under heavy fire in recent weeks over its decision to make the cuts, with many [...]
Calls for rail reform rise as cost of bailout revealed June 23, 2020 Transport secretary Grant Shapps will appear before the transport select committee tomorrow amid growing calls for the government to use its temporary control of the railways to enact reform of the franchise system. In March, the onslaught of the coronavirus crisis prompted ministers to take the UK’s rail firms under emergency measures for six months, [...]
BP set to axe 10,000 jobs due to coronavirus June 8, 2020 Oil giant BP will cut 10,000 jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis, chief executive Bernard Looney announced today. Reuters first reported that Looney told employees of the cuts, which account for 15 per cent of BP’s workforce, in a global conference call this morning. In a company-wide email seen by City A.M., Looney [...]
Face coverings mandatory on TfL network from 15 June June 4, 2020 It will be mandatory for commuters to wear face coverings on all English public transport networks from 15 June, including on Transport for London (TfL). Transport secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement at today’s press briefing, adding that non-compliance would lead to a refusal of travel and fines. Shapps said there would be exemptions for [...]
Night Tube to be suspended until March 2021 June 4, 2020 Transport for London have confirmed there are no plans to bring back the Night Tube in the immediate future, with transport unions saying it will not be before March 2021. Tube union RMT have been told the overnight service will not run until the new year. A TfL spokesperson said: “With the current lockdown regulations [...]
Railways introduce crowd control measures to help stop coronavirus spread May 18, 2020 Rail and Tube chiefs today put in place crowd control measures at stations around the UK and added more train services amid fears overcrowding could help spread coronavirus. Last Sunday Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged those who could not work from home to go back to work in an easing of the coronavirus lockdown. Network [...]
Sadiq Khan warns TfL will run out of cash today without government bailout May 14, 2020 London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has given the government an ultimatum saying that if Transport for London does not receive a bailout today the operator will have to cut tube and bus services. Speaking to LBC, Khan said: “Being blunt, today is the last day. Unless the government gives us confirmation of the grant we need, [...]
Coronavirus lockdown: Commuters should prepare to queue, government says May 12, 2020 The government has said that commuters using public transport should prepare to queue as more people begin to return to workplaces on Wednesday. In new guidance published today by the Department for Transport (DfT), people are urged to avoid public transport where possible and to prepare for journeys to take longer than normal. “If you [...]
P&O Ferries to cut 1,100 jobs May 11, 2020 P&O Ferries today said it will cut 1,100 jobs after demand for travel was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The ferry operator said it has started consultations “with a proposal to make around 1,100 of our colleagues redundant.” A spokesperson for P&O Ferries said: “Since the beginning of the crisis, P&O Ferries has been working [...]
Coronavirus: Rail unions warn against increasing rail services May 4, 2020 The UK’s three rail unions have urged Boris Johnson’s and other regional leaders to not implement a blanket increase of train services as the coronavirus lockdown eases. The trio of unions said they would “not accept new working patterns that put the lives of railway workers and passengers at risk” and that they “are not [...]