Britain’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is coming under pressure amid worker shortages and lengthier pandemic restrictions, as the Delta variant of coronavirus drives up infection rates. As the government begins to wind down the furlough scheme on Thursday – despite delaying its roadmap out of lockdown by four weeks […]
Working at home leads to fewer staff calling in sick
Sickness absence rates fell sharply last year despite the pandemic, according to new research. The number of employees calling in sick dropped to the lowest rate for 15 years because of working from home, a report by XpertHR, an online HR resource, has found. On average, workers took only […]
MPs told covid support loans fraud and error to cost tens of billions
Taxpayers are set to lose tens of billions of pounds because basic checks and controls were scrapped to rapidly introduce Covid-19 support schemes, the Commons’ public accounts committee said. The government must try harder to recover the money with a “zero tolerance” approach and regular fraud risk assessments, MPs […]
MPs told covid support loans fraud and error to cost tens of billions
Taxpayers are set to lose tens of billions of pounds because basic checks and controls were scrapped to rapidly introduce Covid-19 support schemes, the Commons’ public accounts committee said. The government must try harder to recover the money with a “zero tolerance” approach and regular fraud risk assessments, MPs […]
MPs told covid support loans fraud and error to cost tens of billions
Taxpayers are set to lose tens of billions of pounds because basic checks and controls were scrapped to rapidly introduce Covid-19 support schemes, the Commons’ public accounts committee said. The government must try harder to recover the money with a “zero tolerance” approach and regular fraud risk assessments, MPs […]
Business leaders may get quarantine exemption for economic benefit
Foreign business leaders will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to have a significant economic benefit to the UK, the government has announced. The exemption will be for arrivals from amber-list countries, and only given in exceptional circumstances, the Department for […]
Business leaders may get quarantine exemption for economic benefit
Foreign business leaders will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to have a significant economic benefit to the UK, the government has announced. The exemption will be for arrivals from amber-list countries, and only given in exceptional circumstances, the Department for […]
Business leaders may get quarantine exemption for economic benefit
Foreign business leaders will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to have a significant economic benefit to the UK, the government has announced. The exemption will be for arrivals from amber-list countries, and only given in exceptional circumstances, the Department for […]
Business leaders may get quarantine exemption for economic benefit
Foreign business leaders will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to have a significant economic benefit to the UK, the government has announced. The exemption will be for arrivals from amber-list countries, and only given in exceptional circumstances, the Department for […]
Business leaders may get quarantine exemption for economic benefit
Foreign business leaders will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to have a significant economic benefit to the UK, the government has announced. The exemption will be for arrivals from amber-list countries, and only given in exceptional circumstances, the Department for […]