The British economy is functioning like a wasting muscle – vastly underused and at risk of permanent damage. It has been in a state of atrophy since lockdown was imposed in late March, and the longer it is allowed to continue in such a state, the harder it will be to coax it back to … Read more
Six million furloughed workers broke the rules by doing their jobs from home during lockdown, according to a major report. Almost two-thirds of the 9.4 million people whose salaries were paid by the Government worked during April and May, despite businesses being banned from claiming for employees who did so. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30 billion … Read more
Ministers should be doing more to get workers back into the office, a Daily Mail poll reveals. Voters fear that Britain’s economic recovery will be hampered if staff continue to stay away from city centres. The survey, conducted by JL Partners, found that 47 per cent want the Government to step up efforts to encourage … Read more
Sky TV call centre in Cardiff is closed after three workers test positive for coronavirus Sky closes Cardiff call centre after three members of staff test positive for virus Around 250 staff were working at the site on Friday when building was closed Figures show Cardiff has recorded the highest number of virus cases in … Read more
Number of workers on furlough plunged by two million between May and June but the Government scheme is still supporting millions two months before it ends, says new study A study by The Resolution Foundation found 8.9 million workers were furloughed This fell to 6.8 million by the end of June with numbers continuing to … Read more
Only one in six workers returns to office despite pleas to do so from Government By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 Only one in six workers has returned to the office despite pleas to do so from the Government, according to … Read more
Ten thousand healthcare workers have signed up to take part in a Government study which aims to solve the mystery of whether people can get reinfected with Covid-19. Public Health England researchers will follow volunteers for at least a year, regularly swabbing them for the virus and taking blood samples to search for antibodies. Participants are … Read more
More than SEVENTY workers test positive for Covid-19 at dessert factory that supplies Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose where bosses threatened to sack staff if they didn’t return after lockdown Seventy-two people tested positive for Covid-19 at Bakkavor Desserts in Newark Factory supplies Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose and has 25 plants nationwide The workers were diagnosed … Read more
Hispanic employees accounted for nearly 75% off all coronavirus caught at work in Utah – making them three times more likely to catch it than white workers, CDC finds The CDC looked at more than 11,000 coronavirus cases throughout Utah between March 6 and June 5 Of that total, 12% were associated with one of … Read more
Coronavirus first appeared among workers clearing bat faeces from Chinese mineshaft back in 2012 and may not have come from Wuhan market, scientists say Miners were removing bat faeces from the Mojiang mine in Yunnan province Six fell ill with a pneumonia-like illness which resulted in three of them dying Sample tissue from patients with were sent … Read more