Scottish government is encouraging taxpayer-funded bodies in Scotland to take advantage of a ‘loophole’ in Treasury rules to furlough public sector workers Hundreds working for arts organisations taken out of work on programme SNP administration encouraged ‘cultural organisations’ to bid for cash In rules for those whose ‘public funding only forms part of their income … Read more
Manchester United’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has rightly won praise — and now their staff will be raising a glass. The club, who encouraged their workers to help in their communities, have asked the 170 who did so to hand a crate of beer or cider to a key worker they know — and … Read more
Elton John lays off staff and bandmates after taking a £60m hit when his farewell tour is cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic (even though he’s worth £360m) By Katie Hind For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 Sir Elton John has taken a staggering … Read more
A whistleblower who works for the NHS National Shielding scheme claims their IT system ‘keeps crashing’ and they have only spoken to a handful of those in need in the last month. The worker says they have been left ‘doing nothing’ for days on end in the call centre office in Bury in Greater Manchester, … Read more
Thousands of care home and NHS staff could be forced to stay home due to the Government’s test-and-trace programme, health bosses warn People who have come into contact with a coronavirus victim will have to isolate Under the programme, they will receive a text or email telling them to stay home Officials are considering if … Read more
A headteacher has said ‘none of her staff have needed persuading’ to come back to work next week, and that although they’re ‘scared’ amid the coronavirus crisis, they ‘want to do their job’. Yesterday, Boris Johnson announced the phased reopening of primary schools in England will begin as planned on Monday, with reception, year one … Read more
Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August, Rishi Sunak will say today as he starts to wind down massive bailout despite fears of a wave of redundancies Rishi Sunak is announcing the details of furlough scheme changes after August The Chancellor is set to say firms will have to … Read more
Police have launched an investigation into claims a mother of two died after NHS doctors gave her an accidental overdose of paracetamol. Laura Higginson was being treated in hospital for suspected pneumonia when the blunder occurred. Her husband, Antony, claims he was never told about the mistake and found out by chance after requesting the … Read more
Debenhams announces axing of ‘hundreds’ of staff the day after Mike Ashley loses bid to launch inquiry into department store’s finances Debenhams announced three weeks ago that it would not reopen five stores Brands owned by Frasers Group include Sports Direct, Lillywhites & Jack Wills About 90 of Debenhams’ stores are due to resume trading in … Read more
A hospital in Weston-super-Mare has found 40 per cent of its staff have the coronavirus after closing its doors to new patients due to a spike in Covid-19 patients, it’s been reported. A leaked memo revalead Weston General Hospital has uncovered a number of infections among staff after screening. The trust that runs the hospital is … Read more