The Government has set up an online careers advice service for the four million people who could find themselves out of work when the furlough scheme expires at the end of this month. Those whose jobs will no longer exist are being encouraged to retrain by filling in a skills questionnaire designed to determine what … Read more
Hard-hit workers in Britain’s creative industries have flocked to the Government’s online ‘skills assessment’ quiz for new career recommendations after Rishi Sunak suggested people should retrain if they lose jobs to Covid. Several creatives – including actors, authors and theatre directors – took to Twitter to share the outcomes of their 15-minute questionnaire. Some had … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood has slammed Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s suggestion that those working in the arts and entertainment should retrain. Speaking on FUBAR Radio, Craig, 55, hit back at what he called the ‘ludicrous’ remarks made on Tuesday by Sunak, who said people should be prepared to retrain to work in other jobs … Read more
INTERVIEWER DANIEL HEWITT: You’ve said you want to save as many jobs as possible, but you can’t save every job. It appears in some sectors you’re not trying very hard. For musicians, actors, directors, freelancers in the arts, they say you’ve not helped them at all. Where is the help for those businesses, those jobs … Read more
Elon Musk is slowly releasing details about his secret brain chip startup Neuralink, but he recently shared the technology could help cure addiction and depression. The billionaire shared the news on Twitter following a user asking if the implant could ‘re-train part of the brain’ linked to the ailments. ‘For sure. This is both great … Read more