BMW has confirmed a delay to the reintroduction of electric vehicle (EV) production at its iconic Mini plant in Oxford, blaming a confluence of factors shaping the beleaguered automotive sector. The German carmaker said the decision includes pausing a £600m upgrade of the facility and declining a £60m grant offer from the government, although it […]
BMW has confirmed a delay to the reintroduction of electric vehicle (EV) production at its iconic Mini plant in Oxford, blaming a confluence of factors shaping the beleaguered automotive sector. The German carmaker said the decision includes pausing a £600m upgrade of the facility and declining a £60m grant offer from the government, although it […]
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group claims 3.6 million women were short-changed because the Government failed to provide adequate warning when it raised the state pension age from 60 to 65, and later to 66. These changes date back to legislation introduced in the 1990s, but many women were not notified until years […]
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group claims 3.6 million women were short-changed because the Government failed to provide adequate warning when it raised the state pension age from 60 to 65, and later to 66. These changes date back to legislation introduced in the 1990s, but many women were not notified until years […]
McDonald’s UK arm is maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, despite its Chicago-based parent company scaling back such initiatives since Donald Trump returned to the White House. While the fast-food giant’s US division scrapped targets for minority representation in senior roles, rebranded its diversity department, and abandoned DEI requirements for suppliers, the British […]
McDonald’s UK arm is maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, despite its Chicago-based parent company scaling back such initiatives since Donald Trump returned to the White House. While the fast-food giant’s US division scrapped targets for minority representation in senior roles, rebranded its diversity department, and abandoned DEI requirements for suppliers, the British […]
The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has reiterated the Government’s stance on levying VAT on private school fees, insisting that closures in the sector are not a new development. Appearing on Camilla Tominey Today on GB News, Ms Phillipson acknowledged that parents now face a choice in terms of fee-paying education, but stated she has no […]
In a move that has sent ripples through Hollywood, Amazon MGM, in partnership with long-time James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, has formed a joint venture to oversee the rights to the iconic 007 franchise. Although all three parties will remain co-owners of Bond’s intellectual property, Amazon MGM will now lead on […]
British businesses cut jobs last month at a rate not seen outside the pandemic since 2009, as many companies looked to head off the impact of higher employment taxes and the rise in the National Living Wage due in April. New flash data from S&P Global’s UK purchasing managers’ index (PMI) revealed that private sector […]
The global employment market is mired in its longest downturn in more than 20 years, according to Dirk Hahn, chief executive of Hays, Britain’s largest listed recruitment group. “I’ve been in this business for 27 years and have never seen a global downturn like it,” he said, citing “ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty” as the primary factor […]