Banking giant warns of bonus cuts if staff work from home too often November 22, 2023 A banking giant has demanded slow to return staff get back to the office - and bonus packages will be cut if they work from home too often
‘Kremlin will be enjoying this self-inflicted distraction. Don’t be Russia’s friend’, Tobias Ellwood urges train strikers June 22, 2022 Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood has warned striking rail union workers not to be “Putin’s friend”. The former soldier and Tory MP for Bournemouth East said the Kremlin would be “enjoying this self-inflicted distraction” from its war against Ukraine. This comes after thousands of rail workers walked out across the country on Tuesday, with two [...]
FTSE 100 today: London markets to open lower amid global weakness, Wall Street tech decline March 15, 2024 Asian stock markets faced downward pressure due to a tech-driven slide, while Bitcoin plummeted by 4%. Chinese home prices dropped amid a worsening property market, with the PBOC maintaining key rates unchanged. Investors are now eyeing upcoming U.S. data releases for economic insights.
Election 2024: Starmer won’t put figure on keeping Port Talbot steelworks open July 4, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say how much money he would be willing to spend to prevent Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant closing.
Dock workers join industrial wave and call for strike at Felixstowe July 28, 2022 Members of the union Unite working at the port of Felixstowe have called for strike over salaries. The dock workers join the wave of industrial action which has led to what many call the “summer of discontent.” The union announced that 92 per cent of workers balloted voted in favour of walking out on an [...]
Train maker warns of 10,000 job cuts from cancelled orders November 19, 2023 Cuts in rail projects such as the HS2 high-speed line has put over 10,000 jobs in the sector at risk, an industry figure has warned.
Obsessing about the existential risk of god-like AI misses the point November 3, 2023 The existential - or x-risk - of a god-like artificial intelligence system is, understandably, what frightens us, but it also misses the point of how it will change the world, writes Anna Thomas
Football’s data wars takes another turn, but can players really protect their information? July 11, 2023 A former Leyton Orient, Scarborough and Yeovil Town manager may seem an unlikely figure to be at the forefront of football’s data wars, but a landmark announcement in the Netherlands this week can be traced back to Russell Slade. Fifpro, the international union for professional footballers, on Tuesday announced the creation of a new database [...]
Rachel Reeves: Labour has ‘no intention’ of restoring bankers’ bonus cap January 31, 2024 Labour has “no intention” of restoring the cap on bankers’ bonuses, Rachel Reeves has said.
HUNDREDS left waiting for trains after rail strike ending causes even more delays December 27, 2022 Crowds of people were left waiting at major train stations across London and beyond amid ongoing disruption despite the end of a rail strike on Tuesday. Photos showed hundreds of passengers packed inside King’s Cross and Paddington, with some journeys delayed due to the late handover of engineering works. South Western Railway also apologised to [...]