More than 1,000 staff at restaurant Carluccio’s laid off

More than 1,000 staff at Carluccio’s laid off after Italian restaurant chain bought out of administration By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 More than 1,000 staff at Carluccio’s have been laid off after the Italian restaurant chain was bought out of … 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

Test ALL care home residents and staff every week or crisis in care homes will continue to burn

Test ALL care home residents and staff every week or coronavirus crisis in the sector will continue to burn, says boss of one of UK’s largest providers Sam Monaghan, chief executive of MHA, said routine testing was only solution Results from Government pilot found 20 out of 28 MHA homes had infected staff At least … Read more

Zuckerberg says half of Facebook’s 50,000 staff can work from home permanently

Great start, Mark! Livestream of Zuckerberg’s staff address on allowing HALF Facebook’s 50,000 employees to work permanently from home cuts OUT Zuckerberg’s livestream feed cut off while he was discussing the future of Facebook’s 50,000-person workforce Thursday morning  During the video, Zuckerberg said he believes that by 2030 half of company employees will be working … Read more

Millions of Brits take to the streets for latest Clap For Carers salute of NHS staff and key workers

Millions of Britons take to the streets for latest Clap For Carers salute of NHS staff and key workers Now in its ninth week, the campaign sees people across the country take to their doorsteps and balconies Today’s show of support comes as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases passed the 250,000 mark  However, Britain’s … Read more

Coronavirus: Unions says infected staff could sue headteachers

Militant unions warn headteachers they could face legal action if staff catch coronavirus as they launch latest bid to block the reopening of classrooms on June 1 A letter has been sent by unions to headteachers, warning them of legal action The missive also said unions will be advising members of their legal rights The … Read more

NHS and care home staff will get access to coronavirus antibody tests from next week

NHS and care home staff will get access to coronavirus antibody tests from next week amid plans to test hundreds of thousands of health workers to see if they have had the virus Hundreds of thousands of frontline NHS and care workers to be offered the tests Tests scour the blood for antibodies, produced by … Read more

Can you be made redundant while on furlough? Firms axe staff

There are serious concerns that companies across Britain are set to make staff redundant after putting them on the Government’s furlough scheme designed specifically to prevent mass job losses. When Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced last week the coronavirus job retention scheme was being extended until the end of October, and would not be altered until … Read more

NatWest/RBS staff member reveals lockdown target pressure

The Royal Bank of Scotland has been accused of using sales target pressure for branch staff under coronavirus-lockdown at home. A whistleblower lifted the lid on the sales culture and claims that staff are having meetings over Zoom first thing in the morning to talk over targets, how many customers they’re expected to contact and … Read more

Families of immigrant NHS staff and care workers will be able to stay in the UK

The families of all immigrant NHS and care workers who die from coronavirus will be able to stay in the UK after a U-turn from Priti Patel. The Home Office announced it is extending the offer of indefinite leave to remain, free of charge, to the relatives of support staff after a furious outcry. The policy … Read more