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Worker Shortage Stalls UK Data Center Boom

Worker Shortage Stalls UK Data Centre Boom

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The UK’s data centre boom is being hit by a lack of skilled workers. Data centres, vital for cloud services ...

Starling Bank Fined Nearly £30m For "Shockingly Lax" Crime Controls

Starling Bank Fined Nearly £30m For “Shockingly Lax” Crime Controls

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Starling Bank has been fined more than £28 million for financial crime failings. The fine comes from the Financial Conduct ...

Amazon to Hire Over 15,000 Staff for Christmas Season in the UK

Amazon To Hire Over 15,000 Staff For Christmas Season

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Amazon announced plans to hire more than 15,000 temporary workers to manage the busy festive period this year.  The new ...

Dishoom Surpasses £100 Million Sales Milestone and Creates Nearly 300 Jobs

Dishoom Surpasses £100 Million Sales Milestone and Creates Nearly 300 Jobs

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London-based restaurant chain Dishoom has achieved a significant financial milestone, surpassing £100 million in sales during its latest financial year.  ...

Port Talbot Braces for Shutdown of Its Last Blast Furnace

Port Talbot Braces for Shutdown of Its Last Blast Furnace

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Tata Steel is preparing to shut down its last remaining blast furnace at Port Talbot, marking the end of traditional ...

Amazon UK Pays Corporation Tax for the First Time Since 2020 

Amazon UK Pays Corporation Tax for the First Time Since 2020 

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Amazon’s main UK division, Amazon UK Services, has paid corporation tax for the first time since 2020. This follows the ...

Over 150 MPs Urge Asda to Resolve Equal Pay Dispute

Over 150 MPs Urge Asda to Resolve Equal Pay Dispute

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More than 150 members of parliament (MPs) have called on Asda bosses to resolve the ongoing gender-equal pay legal battle, ...

Next Faces Potential Store Closures Over £30 Million Equal Pay Claim

Next Faces Potential Store Closures Over £30 Million Equal Pay Claim

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Next has announced that it may be forced to close some of its stores if it loses an appeal against ...

TGI Fridays UK Faces Administration As 87 Stores Put Up For Sale

TGI Fridays UK Faces Administration As 87 Stores Put Up For Sale

Hugh Fort

The UK operator of TGI Fridays has entered administration, putting 87 stores up for sale and around 3,000 jobs at ...

CareerBuilder And Monster Complete Merger

CareerBuilder And Monster Complete Merger

Hugh Fort

CareerBuilder and Monster have officially completed their merger, following the final approval of all regulatory requirements. This unification brings together ...

UK Office Workers Are Happier Working Some Days In The Office

UK Workers Are Happier Working Some Days In The Office

Hugh Fort

New research shows UK workers are happier if they’re spending some time in the office every week. The data from ...

Yodel to Hire 3,000 Workers Ahead of Festive Shopping Surge

Yodel to Hire 3,000 Workers Ahead of Festive Shopping Surge

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Parcel carrier Yodel is preparing to hire 3,000 additional workers to manage increased demand during the upcoming festive season.  The ...

Banker Spent Stolen Millions On Holidays And Sex Parties

Banker Spent Stolen Millions On Holidays And Sex Parties

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The heinous actions of Lyndon Scourfield - described as an "utterly corrupt bank manager" - and his criminal gang were carried out when he worked for HBOS in Reading in Berkshire.

Tesco Faces Defeat in Supreme Court Over "Fire and Rehire" Plan

Tesco Defeated in Supreme Court Over “Fire and Rehire” Plan

Hugh Fort

A workers’ union has claimed victory against Tesco in a Supreme Court case over controversial “fire and rehire” practices. The ...

Bolt Drivers Seek Worker Status in Landmark Employment Tribunal

Bolt Drivers Seek Worker Status in Landmark Employment Tribunal

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Bolt drivers are fighting to be recognized as workers rather than self-employed contractors, in a high-profile case that could reshape ...

Apple Ordered to Pay Ireland £11 billion in Back Taxes

Apple Ordered To Pay Ireland £11 Billion In Back Taxes

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The European Court of Justice has ruled Apple must pay €13 billion (£11 billion) in back taxes to Ireland,. The ...

Amazon to Invest £8 Billion in UK Cloud and AI Infrastructure Over Next Five Years

Amazon to Invest £8 Billion in UK Cloud and AI Infrastructure Over Next Five Years

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of the US tech giant, has announced an £8 billion ($10.45 billion) ...

Northvolt to Lay Off Staff Amid Major Cost-Cutting Drive as EV Market Slows

Northvolt to Lay Off Staff Amid Major Cost-Cutting Drive as EV Market Slows

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Northvolt, one of Europe’s leading battery manufacturers has announced plans to reduce its workforce and shut down a key site, ...

UK Adults ‘Twice as Likely to Track Their Steps as Their Pensions,’ Survey Finds

Survey Finds UK Adults ‘Twice as Likely to Track Their Steps as Their Pensions’

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A new survey has revealed UK adults are around twice as likely to track their daily steps as they are ...

Former Clarks CEO Victor Herrero Back in Control Amid Senior Staff Exits

Former Clarks CEO Victor Herrero Back in Control Amid Senior Staff Exits

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Former Clarks CEO Victor Herrero has returned to the helm of the British footwear giant, at least temporarily, following a ...