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WhatJobs Tips – Finding a job in Northumberland
Northumberland is a county with plenty of opportunities for everyone, no matter the industry specialised in. Tourism is a major source of employment and income in the county.
Apple watch may gain blood pressure, glucose and alcohol monitoring capabilities
Apple has been revealed to be the largest customer of the British electronics start-up Rockley Photonics. The company has developed non-invasive optical sensors for detecting multiple blood-related health metrics, including blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood alcohol levels. These types of biometric data are only normally detectable with more invasive and dedicated medical equipment.
Hyper-local offices and central HQs could chart the path forward to save cities
Enforced home working and lockdown travel restrictions due to the Covid 19 pandemic have emptied out cities in the UK. Despite the lack of commute and the improved work/life balance surveys show a strong desire by employees to return to the office, albeit in more flexible terms.
Merseyside locals slam Amazon development and ask ‘where are the jobs?’
When Amazon applied for permission to build a huge "sortation" center in the former pit village Haydock in Merseyside, the local council supported the scheme because of the promised 2,500 jobs that would be created, despite it being built on green belt land.
WhatJobs.com Tips – How to build your own job search engine
How to build your own job search engine
G7 to commit $15 billion to boost girls’ education and women’s employment
When G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meet in London this week they will discuss investing $15 billion in developing countries in the next two years. This development fund will help women access jobs and build resilient businesses to combat the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19.
Huge furlough sum claimed by Trump Organisation for Scottish golf resorts despite making redundancies
The former US president’s Scottish firms have received as much as £575,000 via the UK job retention scheme over a two-month period.
Barclays, Tesco and NatWest ranked top three workplaces in the UK
Barclays came first in LinkedIn's list of the top 25 workplaces in the UK, followed by Tesco and NatWest.
India’s second wave of pandemic virus makes 7 million people jobless
India’s unemployment rate rose to nearly 8% in April, a four-month high according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt.(CMI), a private research firm. The possibility of Indias economy recovering is unlikely due to the catastrophic effect of a second wave of the covid 19 pandemic. State administrations are extending curfews and lockdowns to try to curb a record surge in virus cases.
How will London change after Covid and Brexit?
As the UK gradually emerges from lockdown, the deserted streets of London are beginning to show hints of their former vibrancy.
CEO’s are getting millions in ‘Pay to Stay’ bonuses
Top executives are used to receiving large bonuses when they join a new company as well as generous severance deals when they leave. However now the practice of hefty retention bonuses to ensure top talents are retained has started which is causing trouble with shareholders and the public.
Uber looking to recruit additional 20,000 drivers in the UK
Uber has announced it is looking to employ another 20,000 drivers in the UK by the end of 2021, this will increase the platform’s driver network to 90,000 and is due to a surge in demand since lockdown rules were eased last month.
Nestle closing UK’s Fawdon site putting 600 jobs at risk
It is shutting a factory in Fawdon in the north east of England and shifting production to two other factories in York and Halifax, where it has invested 29.4 million pounds ($40.8 million). These two factories manufacture some of the chocolate maker’s biggest brands and York is also the base for Nestle Confectionery’s global R&D center. The site in Fawdon will close by 2023.
Australia’s employment minister tells extra 400,000 covid benefit claimants to ‘go get a job’
Australia's Employment Minister, Stuart Robert, has urged the unemployed to get off the dole and go out and get a job as employers struggle to fill vacancies across Australia. There is currently 1.23 million people receiving Unemployment benefits in Australia which is 400,000 more than before the Covid 19 pandemic struck last year.
Twitter and Kinder Morgan CEO’s are paid just $1 per year
Standard and Poors 500 Index showing CEO's massive paychecks always gets a lot of attention usually for the huge pay checks received by company directors.
7.2% of Londoners are out of work
London has become the unemployment capital of the UK as the pandemic continues to take its toll on workers and businesses in the city. This high rate is mostly due to the fact that 92.2% of Londoners work in service based jobs such as retail and hospitality
Italian hospital employee skipped work for 15 years but still earnt £464,000 in pay
Italian hospital employee skipped work for 15 YEARS but still earnt £464,000 in pay
Kate Winslet talks about returning to delicatessen job after first Hollywood acting role
Kate Winslet has revealed she headed straight to her job at a delicatessen in her home town Reading after she finished filming her first movie.
WHO’S GETTING WHAT? Rio Tinto, HSBC Bank, Barclays Bank
Rio Tinto, HSBC Bank and Barclays bank annual bonuses
India’s gig economy is forecast to triple in the next 3-4 years
India’s gig economy may service 90 million jobs in the next 8-10 years
