Patient, 34, dies after judge ruled he had right to refuse permanent stoma bag 

Patient, 34, dies after judge ruled he had right to refuse operation because he did not want to live with a permanent stoma bag A 34-year-old man made it clear he did not want to live with a permanent stoma  Mr Justice Hayden ruled the man should be able to die because of this evidence  … Read more

Mother sues Minnesota State Fair after son left with permanent kidney damage from E. coli infection

A mother is suing the Minnesota State Fair after her son allegedly contracted an E. coli infection and developed permanent kidney damage from touching livestock. According to a lawsuit filed last week, Christina Vonderhaar said that, on August 29, she brought her son, then four, to the State Fair, where he pet several animals. Within two … Read more

Two thirds of tech firms’s staff would move out of big cities if working from home becomes permanent

Is this the end of tech hubs? 66% of staff from companies including Facebook, Twitter and Uber said they would move OUT of major cities if working from home becomes permanent, study claims Blind surveyed 4,401 employees from technology firms in Seattle, Bay Area and New York City  66% said they’d move out of the … Read more

Twitter and BT could make working home permanent, amid concern over demise of traditional offices

The traditional office could be a thing of the past as companies announce they will let employees work from home permanently, leaving empty commercial real estate across the UK.  Social media giant Twitter told its 5,000 employees, including those at its London office, on Tuesday it would be their decision on whether they want to … Read more

Bosses across UK warn that furlough scheme is ‘not a permanent solution’

Bosses have warned there will inevitably be mass job losses when employers are asked to start sharing up to 50 per cent of the cost of the government’s furlough scheme in August.  Industry experts also claim Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s extension to the Job Retention Scheme – where the Treasury bankrolls 80 per cent of wages … Read more

Virus wreaks havoc on jobs as number of permanent appointments falls

Virus wreaks havoc on jobs as number of permanent staff appointments falls at sharpest rate in recorded history By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 The coronavirus crisis is ‘wreaking havoc’ on the UK jobs market, a new report has showed. Businesses … Read more