<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Almost 1,000 workers at Gatwick Airport, including baggage handlers and check-in staff, will stage eight days of strikes from later this month. Staff will strike in a dispute over pay, the union Unite announced, at the start of the school summer holidays. Significant disruption, delays and cancellations […]
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia in talks to sell money-saving app Snoop to Vanquis
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, one of Britain’s most prominent businesswomen, is in advanced talks to sell her money-saving app to Vanquis Banking Group, the consumer lender. It is understood that Dame Jayne-Anne is nearing a deal with Vanquis – formerly known as Provident Financial – with an announcement […]
Barclays announces closure plans for 14 more banks this year
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The major high street bank will close 11 of its sites in England a further two in Wales and one in Scotland. The majority of the closures will happen in October – with the rest shutting their doors in November and December. Banks in Cardiff, Salford, Norwich […]
Union Solar holds inaugural ‘Swing for Sustainability’ Golf Tournament
Union Solar Golf Tournament Leading local solar energy solutions provider connects environmentally conscious VIPs through exclusive golf tournament How do you get some of the country’s top decision-makers to consider making the move to solar energy? By […]
High court quashes rules letting agency workers cover for UK strikers
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Legal changes brought by the government to let agency staff fill in for striking workers have been quashed by the high court, with ministers’ approach to the policy being labelled “irrational”. A number of unions, including Aslef, the RMT and Unite, joined in legal challenge to “strike-breaking” […]
Kacific signs strategic partnership with InfiniVAN to provide last-mile connectivity and redundancy solutions in the Philippines
The partnership between Kacific and InfiniVAN aims to fortify the internet connectivity for government organizations and enterprises throughout the Philippines. (In Photo, L-R: InfiniVAN Sales Director Erika Razon, Kacific Broadband Satellites Group – Philippines Marketing Communications Executive […]
Building materials price growth in Metro Manila eases in June
Laborers work at a construction site in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA By Abigail Marie P. Yraola, Researcher PRICE GROWTH of construction materials in Metro Manila eased at both the wholesale and retail levels in June, the Philippine […]
Economic managers upbeat on meeting medium-term fiscal targets
PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS The Philippines’ economic managers said on Thursday that they are on track to meet the targets under the government’s medium-term fiscal program. “We’re on track. In fact, we’re doing better than our original plan,” […]
Inflation battles continue as new BSP chief aims to reign in price hikes
Credit: BSP The new governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) considers elevated inflation as an immediate challenge and is determined to bring it back to the 2-4% target range by the fourth quarter. During the […]
More than a quarter of UK adults have used generative AI
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> More than a quarter of UK adults have used generative artificial intelligence such as chatbots, according to survey showing that 4 million people have also used it for work. Generative AI, which refers to AI tools that produce convincing text or images in response to human prompts, […]