Three really interesting jobs you can apply for this week January 20, 2022 We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again… our job board really is booming with brilliant job opportunities right now. If you are on the lookout for a new job (it’s that time of year really, isn’t it?), then you’re certainly in the right place. We wish we could show you every job that’s [...]
City Pub Group looks to office workers’ return as pub sector faces soaring energy costs January 20, 2022 Premium pub operator the City Pub Group has said it is hopeful the return of office workers will boost its sales in cities across the country. It said there had been a “significant increase in trade” in the last 10 days, which it put down to an increased consumer confidence. The easing of the government’s [...]
Brits face their first commute this year as work-from-home guidance ends today January 20, 2022 Londoners and other commuters across the UK are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed yesterday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home guidance would be dropped immediately and rules on face coverings in classrooms would also [...]
Christmas sales at Revolution Bars dip as sector welcomes end of Omicron measures January 20, 2022 Revolution Bar Group has posted its disappointing like-for-like sales over the Christmas trading period, when fresh Covid measures hindered pub bosses’ hopes. Like-for-like sales sales for the six week period ending 1 January were down -23 per cent in comparison to the last Christmas before the pandemic struck. Office parties were cancelled in waves as [...]
Workspace reports a confident third quarter despite ‘work from home’ orders January 20, 2022 Workspace Group reported a “strong demand” from customers, as the workspace rides out the Covid variant storms.
Britons, your country needs you. It’s time to take out your wallet and spend January 20, 2022 What stupid purchases have you made since Covid-19 arrived on these shores? Perhaps you bought a hot tub, some garden furniture or even a new shed. Perhaps you are more frugal minded, opting instead to squirrel away cash that would have otherwise been spent in the pub into your savings account. If you are the [...]
City’s top economists toast end of plan B Covid-19 curbs January 19, 2022 The City’s top economists today toasted the government’s decision to scrap plan B Covid-19 curbs, hailing the move as a sign that Britain’s economy is getting back to being fully operational. Hope was ignited among experts that the influence Covid-19 and accompanying restrictions on daily life has exerted on the health of the British economy [...]
British insurer drops “energetic” and “enthusiastic” from job ads to attract older employees January 19, 2022 One of Britain’s biggest insurers is set to stop using the words “enthusiastic” and “energetic” in job adverts, so as not to deter old people from making applications. Phoenix Group, which owns insurance company Standard Life, will also use “age-diverse” imagery in its postings to increase “the likelihood of older applicants applying.” The plans come [...]
Shop staff fear abuse and Covid infection after government ‘flip-flopping’ on mask policy January 19, 2022 Retail workers have called on the government to reconsider its plans to scrap the requirement for shoppers to wear face masks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of England’s plan B Covid restrictions yesterday. Mandatory mask rules will be scrapped next Wednesday. Retail trade union the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) [...]
Face masks and working from home scrapped as Plan B restrictions axed in England January 19, 2022 Boris Johnson has scrapped England’s Plan B Covid restrictions, which include a call to work from home if possible and for mandatory face masks in indoor public settings. They also included mandatory Covid certificates for large events and night clubs. From next Wednesday the restrictions, brought in last month to slow the spread of Omicron, [...]