Supreme Court set to rule on whether Deliveroo riders are ‘workers’ November 20, 2023 This week the highest court in the UK will decide if Deliveroo’s London riders should be classed as ‘workers’. The outcome is highly anticipated by those working in the gig economy. The Supreme Court is set to issue a landmark ruling tomorrow over the collective bargaining rights of a group of Deliveroo riders in Camden [...]
Metro Bank founder launches fintech accelerator to get firms into ‘hyper-growth’ August 28, 2023 The founder and former chair of Metro Bank and Atom Bank has launched a business designed to support the next generation of fintech startups.
Sausage roll chaos: Greggs forced to go cash-only and some close due to payment issues March 20, 2024 Consumers in England and Wales are reporting closed shops or cash-only payments
No Hard Feelings is a comedy short of an audience June 26, 2023 Adult comedies have been a tough sell recently. Reaching their peak in the early 2010s with The Hangover films, Bridesmaids, and Ted, audience tastes have veered away from low-brow laughs. Looking to reverse that trend is No Hard Feelings starring Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, who gives her all as Maddie, a hard up Uber driver [...]
Former Yodel owner owed over £100m as it collapsed into administration – but director hits back May 20, 2024 The former owner of parcel delivery group Yodel owed more than £100m when it collapsed into administration, according to a new document.
Estee Lauder hit by cyberattack affecting some business operations July 19, 2023 Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder said a hacker had obtained some data from its systems, with the cyber incident causing, and expected to further cause, disruption to parts of the company’s business operations. The MAC Cosmetics owner was working to restore the affected systems and had implemented measures to secure its operations, including taking down some [...]
London cabbies’ green ambitions slowed by poor EV charging set-up, warn taxi firms May 8, 2023 Taxi firms have called for more action from government and City Hall to address failures in London’s EV charging infrastructure, which they argue is slowing the transition to electric fleets. “There’s work to be done on infrastructure,” Liam Griffin, CEO of Addison Lee, told City A.M. “When we signed up to this, there were all [...]
LAD Bible owner LBG Media shares soar 12 per cent as Euros and Betches deal drive growth July 24, 2024 The media company increased its global audience to 493m in the first half of the year, up from 410m in the same period of 2023.
Life in the Fast (Food) Lane November 20, 2023 Integrum ESG’s sentiment tracker flagged a spike in negative sentiment for Deliveroo – here’s a quick summary of what we saw: A short summary Last week, a 17-year-old tragically died in a motorbike accident. This occurred while he was delivering food on a borrowed motorbike, using an illegally rented rider account from an ‘approved’ Deliveroo [...]
Arrowxl to be sold after former Yodel owner racked up debts of over £150m May 28, 2024 ArrowXL is to be sold after the company behind it, which is owned by the billionaire Barclay family and formerly included Yodel, racked up debts of more than £150m ahead of entering administration.