Furlough to redundancy: St John Ambulance among job cuts

A charity supporting the NHS with thousands of volunteers during the coronavirus crisis and one of the UK’s largest travel money providers are among the businesses which could make hundreds of staff redundant having previously furloughed them, This is Money can reveal. The St John Ambulance service is currently in a 45-day consultation over axing … Read more

I’m worried about my job – can my lender withdraw my mortgage offer?

We’ve exchanged contracts on a property but I’m worried about job security – can the lender withdraw its mortgage offer? By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:43 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 07:43 BST, 28 May 2020  We’ve exchanged contracts on a property but I’m worried about my job. I haven’t been furloughed, but … Read more

Boeing to lay off more than 13,000 workers including 6,700 involuntary job cuts in US

Boeing announced it will involuntarily lay off nearly 7,000 employees in the US as a part of a wave of 13,000 global cuts in a previously announced plan to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic.   The aerospace giant disclosed there will be roughly 6,770 involuntary layoffs among US employees. Another 5,520 workers were approved for … Read more

James Reed warns of job losses ‘tsunami’ on ‘day of reckoning’ when furlough ends

Boss of Britain’s biggest recruiter James Reed warns of job losses ‘tsunami’ on ‘day of reckoning’ when furlough ends Government revealed it was paying 6.3m workers’ wages at the start of May There were warnings it faced an £8bn bill as a result of the furlough scheme The scheme will run out at the end … Read more

Why this entrepreneur quit her job at YouTube to teach others how to ‘influence’ through video

Jenny founded Digital Voices in April 2017 Landing your dream job in your 20s isn’t an easy feat, especially when it’s working for one of the world’s biggest and most successful billion-dollar companies.  But that’s exactly what Jenny Quigley-Jones did at just 24. And then she quit. As she honed her skills and created a name … Read more

Sarah Silverman does a bang-up job cheering essential workers in NYC with quarantine pal Annie Segal

Sarah Silverman does a bang-up job cheering on essential workers in NYC with quarantine partner Annie Segal By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:10 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 05:10 BST, 24 May 2020 The quarantined citizens of New York City have been vocalizing their support for essential workers by partaking in nightly cheers … Read more

Boris tries to save Dominic Cummings’ job by declaring ‘it’s not like he was visiting a lover’

Boris Johnson last night mounted a determined defence of his controversial aide Dominic Cummings, telling allies: ‘It’s not like he was visiting a lover’ when he allegedly broke lockdown rules.  But just as the Prime Minister resolved to stand by his right-hand-man, the Downing Street adviser was rocked by fresh claims of flouting from two … Read more

Matt Hancock job ‘is on the line’ over delayed COVID app

Matt Hancock’s job is on the line over the delayed roll out of the coronavirus phone app after the Government was forced to drop its tracking pledge from the ‘test, track and trace’ programme. The Health Secretary was left scrambling to play down the significance of the NHS Covid-19 software after the Government admitted the roll … Read more

Anaesthetist who admitted working for two hospitals at the same time keeps his NHS job

A shamed intensive care doctor who faced career ruin after he illicitly pocketed extra cash by secretly working at two hospitals at the same time has been allowed back to work after the NHS said it needed his help to treat Covid 19 patients. Consultant anaesthetist John Bleasdale, 54, had been suspended from duty for … Read more