Big firms in no rush to return to their headquarters with biggest employers planning only 40% back

The drive to bring British workers back to the office from coronavirus lockdown may have hit a roadblock – after some of country’s biggest firms said only 40 per cent will return from home.  Although some companies, including accountancy giant Deloitte and law firm Slaughter and May have allowed employees back, others have been more … Read more

Big firms in no rush to return to their headquarters with biggest employers planning only 40% back

The drive to bring British workers back to the office from coronavirus lockdown may have hit a roadblock – after big business signaled it could stay home. Although some companies, including accountancy giant Deloitte and law firm Slaughter and May have allowed employees back, others have been more reluctant to act. Remote working – complete … Read more

How will Britain get back to the office? Employers grapple with PM’s plea for workers to return

Boris Johnson’s clarion call for the nation’s workforce to return to offices to save Britain’s economy will be treated with caution by swathes of employers and employees, they tell MailOnline. The Prime Minister urged businesses operating remotely to ‘get back into work’ to breathe life back into the cash-starved high street and jump-start the recovery. … Read more

How will Britain get back to the office? Employers grapple with PM’s plea for workers to return

Boris Johnson’s clarion call for the nation’s workforce to return to offices to save Britain’s economy will be treated with caution by swathes of employers and employees, they tell MailOnline. The Prime Minister urged businesses operating remotely to ‘get back into work’ to breathe life back into the cash-starved high street and jump-start the recovery. … Read more

Facebook feature in ‘Workplace’ communication software that lets employers ban topics ‘unionize’

Facebook showcases feature in its business communication tool Workplace that lets employers ban topics like ‘unionize’ An internal presentation on a feature in ‘Workplace’ suggested that ‘unionize’ could be a word banned by employers The presentation caused backlash from employees and was taken down The incident is the latest clash of company culture at Facebook  … Read more

Jobs bloodbath: Four more major employers cut staff

The owner of British Gas has become the latest major company to axe thousands of jobs in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Centrica yesterday said it would slash 5,000 roles to speed up cost-cutting plans, a blow that came as chemicals firm Johnson Matthey announced plans to shed another 2,500 staff and Bombardier Aerospace … Read more

Employers will have to pay a quarter of furloughed staff’s wages from August

A quarter of the wages of furloughed staff will be paid by employers from August, Rishi Sunak is expected to announce imminently.  The Chancellor will ask businesses to contribute 25 per cent of the wages paid through the government’s furlough scheme unveiled in March.  He will also explain how people will be able to work … Read more

Employers will have to pay a quarter of furloughed staff’s wages from August

Employers will have to pay a quarter of furloughed staff’s wages from August, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce Rishi Sunak will ask businesses to pay 25 per cent of furlough money for staff Chancellor is expected to make radical announcement today or this weekend It comes as 8.4 million workers are now furloughed … Read more

Employers will have to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed staff from August

Employers will have to pay 25 per cent of their furloughed staff’s wages from August under plans set to be announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Mr Sunak last week extended the government’s coronavirus furlough scheme – in which the government covers 80 per cent of wages of workers’ wages up to a ceiling of £2,500 … Read more

Employers will have to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed staff from August

Employers will have to pay 25 per cent of their furloughed staff’s wages from August under plans set to be announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Mr Sunak last week extended the government’s coronavirus furlough scheme – in which the government covers 80 per cent of wages of workers’ wages up to a ceiling of £2,500 … Read more