Tesco gets hit with £4bn equal pay bill in first wave of legal challenge | City A.M. July 11, 2018 Supermarket giant Tesco is facing the music over claims it has been underpaying its female staff, as the first 1,000 workers successfully launched a legal challenge against the retailer today. The law firm Leigh Day helped 100 women file a claim against Tesco in February, and has since followed up with a further 900 claims [...]
Deliveroo pays workers to settle gig economy employment case June 28, 2018 Takeaway delivery firm Deliveroo has settled a legal claim by 50 of its couriers for a reported six-figure sum, in another legal battle involving employment rights in the gig economy. The claim revolved around the alleged failure of Deliveroo to give its couriers legal employment rights, such as the minimum wage and paid holiday. Multiple [...]
These are the seven best fish and chips in London, and I’ll hear no more on the matter June 1, 2018 1. Golden Union 38 Poland St, London W1F 7LY Fish are basically the potatoes of the ocean. And potatoes are just a kind of fish that lives in the dirt. When these two edible stewards of the underworld come together we call it fish and chips, and nowhere is the pairing better exemplified than [...]
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe apologises for singing “we’re in the money” as concerns grow over Asda merger April 30, 2018 Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe was left embarrassed this evening as he was caught on camera singing “We’re in the Money”, on the day the supermarket announced details of a merger with Walmart-owned Asda. Coupe’s little ditty came as unions and MPs raised concerns that the deal could result in job losses and a squeeze on [...]
Rail campaign group threatens legal action against Chris Grayling over beleaguered East Coast franchise April 19, 2018 Transport secretary Chris Grayling is being threatened with legal action by a campaigning group over the controversy surrounding the Virgin Trains East Coast mainline. Bring Back British Rail has instructed law firm Leigh Day to seek a judicial review of Grayling’s handling of the franchise, after it was announced that Virgin and Stagecoach’s joint contract [...]
Tesco reports gender pay gap of 8.7 per cent saying male workers take more shifts that offer premiums February 21, 2018 Tesco has reported a gender pay gap of 8.7 per cent across its UK retail business after crunching the pay data of more than 225,000 members of staff. It becomes the first of the big supermarkets to report the figures required by government ahead of an April deadline. All firms with more than 250 employees [...]
Six Nations 2018: Eddie Jones’ England would surpass the greatest Six Nations sides in history by winning a third title in a row January 31, 2018 Throughout its various iterations, from the original Home Nations format to its expansion to the modern-day Six Nations, and its 134-year history, no team has ever won the championship three times in a row. Over the next few weeks, for the first time since 2002, England have the chance to complete a hat-trick of titles. [...]
Focus On Angel: House prices have almost doubled in this central part of Islington in the last ten years January 4, 2018 Though the name has pious connotations, the Angel is actually named after a pub. Well, the 17th century Angel Inn was a hotel, too, then a restaurant, but is now a Co-Op Bank. Although there is a JD Wetherspoons pub called The Angel next door. As an incredibly central part of the London borough of [...]
Uber hack: The UK’s top cyber crime and data authorities – the NCSC, NCA and ICO – are investigating the massive data breach November 22, 2017 UK authorities have launched an investigation into the massive hack of Uber which left the data of 50m customers vulnerable. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a probe of the incident which it said raises “huge concerns” when it comes to ethics and data privacy. And GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will be [...]
Ranked: These are the happiest places to live in London October 11, 2017 Bad news, Londoners. For unless you're residing in Richmond upon Thames, you're not living in the happiest place in the capital. And while property site Rightmove has compiled the best places to live in the UK, five of the least happy places can be found in London. Still, Bromley and Camden residents can feel pretty [...]