Exclusive: Seven Dials Market boss says ‘Brexit means we are short-staffed for every shift, every day’ October 27, 2022 Brexit has “absolutely screwed” the food industry after it “ripped away” its labour source, according to the boss behind the West End’s popular Seven Dials Market. Businesses at the food and drink destination are facing staff shortages “for every single shift, every single day,” Simon Mitchell, who heads the street food market operator Kerb, exclusively [...]
Ousted McDonald’s chief is allowed to keep $37m in stock awards November 4, 2019 Fired McDonald’s chief executive Stephen Easterbrook will get to keep stock awards worth over $37m (£28.7m), in addition to $675,000 severance and health insurance benefits. The ousted boss will be allowed to keep $23.5m in stock options and may benefit from grants of restricted shares related to McDonald’s performance worth around $13.8m, according to calculations [...]
Stop blaming Brexit for beer supply issues, says Wetherspoon’s Tim Martin September 2, 2021 Brexit is not the cause of driver shortages as pub chain Wetherspoon’s was hit by beer supply issues earlier this week, the company’s founder Tim Martin said this afternoon. The group apologised to customers on Wednesday after it said supplies of Heineken, Carling and Coors beers ran dry in some pubs. Martin, an ardent supporter [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Asif Aziz on turning London’s neglected spaces into eclectic landmarks October 5, 2023 Entrepreneur Asif Aziz – CEO of Criterion Capital and the operator of the London Trocadero and a host of London landmarks – has made the capital his playground What was your first job?When I was still in school, I was intrigued by the London property market. My first ‘real’ job was at Morgan Grenfell Laurie [...]
Law firms face moral dilemma over Russia exit as Ukraine crisis reveals widening split May 9, 2022 Following Vladimir Putin’s decision to send Russian troops into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, major companies from across the globe began cutting their links to Russia. As multinationals from across Western world, including McDonald’s and Coca Cola, piled out of Russia, a number of high-profile law firms also sought to distance themselves from the country, [...]
UK to create new workers’ rights watchdog to stamp out modern slavery June 8, 2021 The government has announced the creation of a new workers’ rights watchdog that will be charged with enforcing minimum wage laws, protecting agency workers and stamping out modern slavery. Formerly these three areas were overseen by separate bodies, however the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) will bring it all under one watchdog. [...]
Gazprom chases buyers amid mass exodus March 20, 2022 The British arm of Kremlin-backed gas giant Gazprom is scrambling to find buyers to prevent its collapse with customers fleeing the company.
Volkswagen Polo GTI 2022 review: freshly minted August 15, 2022 Is the Volkswagen Polo GTI too grown-up for its own good? Former GTI owner John Redfern drives the latest version of this junior hot hatch.
Starmer promises ‘strong economy’ and tells Johnson to ‘get a grip or get out of the way’ September 29, 2021 Sir Keir Starmer has vowed in his party conference speech to “never again under my leadership go into an election with a manifesto that is not a serious plan for government”, while promising four times to deliver a “strong economy”. The Labour leader said “the good society and the strong economy” are “partners” as he [...]
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