Many employers are still not “doing the right thing” during the current lockdown and forcing non-essential staff to go into...
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Doctors and other medical staff are threatening to quit frontline NHS work because they feel there is inadequate safety equipment....
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Supermarkets including Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi and Asda have embarked on a hiring spree in order to meet high demand.
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The Department for Education last night published a list of key workers whose children will still receive schooling despite the...
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Senior health officials have called on 65,000 retired NHS doctors and nurses to return to the profession to support the...
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The Prime Minister has said that decisions will be taken “imminently” on school closures in England after devolved parliaments in...
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Business group the CBI has told MPs that “hundreds of thousands” of jobs could be at risk due to the...
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Struggling fashion and homeware retailer Laura Ashley is to appoint administrators in what is thought to be one of the...
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Amazon plans to hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the US to deal with a surge in online sales...
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All 531 stand-alone Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK are to close in April, with the loss of 2,900 jobs....
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Car manufacturer Vauxhall will close its Ellesmere Port plant for 10 days from today (17 March) over coronavirus fears.
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Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
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The chancellor of the exchequer has announced £7 billion of extraordinary measures to help support businesses and individuals who will...
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The Low Pay Commission has been tasked ensuring that the national living wage reaches two-thirds of median earnings by 2024....
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As coronavirus affects stock markets and the Bank of England cuts interest rates, Dr Simon Hayward looks at the challenges...