A shortage of technology talent has Indian companies offering sweeteners like more vacation time and gender-neutral parental leave as they compete for graduates and professionals. One Bangalore startup is trying a more dramatic solution: a three-day wo…
Petrofac fined £70m over bribes to secure Middle East contracts
Firm led by Tory donor admitted failing to prevent corruption by executives between 2011 and 2017A multinational firm that was headed by a Tory party donor has been fined £70m after admitting it used “systemic” bribery to secure large contracts.The fin…
Rishi Sunak’s speech offers mood music but little economic meat
Analysis: chancellor reiterates what he believes in, including himself, during address at Tory conferenceAfter 18 months of opening the state’s chequebook to pay for the huge economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Conservative party finally got a …
No Time to Die: James Bond film smashes box office records
Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 has made £88m in the 54 countries worldwide in which it has launchedDaniel Craig’s final outing as 007 has smashed UK box office records, grossing more on its opening weekend than any other film in the history of the …
Tory conference: Sunak rejects Truss’s suggestion government has no responsibility for food supply
Follow the latest politics news as the Conservative party meets in Manchester for its conference The New Statesman’s George Eaton has posted this in response to one of Rishi Sunak’s comments this morning.My colleague Matthew Weaver is writing a blog wi…
Military arrives to ease fuel crisis, as shortages continue across London and south-east – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: Military arrives at Buncefield oil depotPetrol retailers: South-east still seeing shortages, but rest of county improvingPRA: Could take 10 days to rebuild forecourt stocksEconomist: Pub…
運転手が足りない！ 12歳の少年はスクールバスの代わりにカヤックで通学
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Northern Trains’ solution to leaves on the line: dry ice pellets
Sheffield University engineers say pellet-blasting system removes leaves more efficiently and will reduce delaysDry ice will be blasted on to railway lines in northern England in a trial aimed at removing leaves more efficiently than current methods.Un…
Shares in China property giant Evergrande suspended pending ‘major transaction’
Trading halt sends markets Asian stocks falling amid speculation the debt-laden group will sell off its property management arm Trading in shares of debt-laden China Evergrande was suspended by the Hong Kong exchange on Monday after the enormous Chine…
週40時間のオフィス労働はいよいよ過去のものに？ ドロップボックスCEOが語った”仕事の未来”
知識労働者はかつての「過酷な通勤」から逃れ、自分で自分の1日のスケジュールをより自由にコントロールできるようになるだろうと話しています。