£1.1bn project adds nearly two miles of tunnel and two new stations – Nine Elms and Battersea Power StationThe first major addition to the London Underground this century comes into service on Monday, when the Northern line extension opens to carry pas…
マッキンゼー調査「6カ月以内に40％が離職意向」の衝撃。社員にとって給与以上に深刻な2つの不満
マッキンゼーの調査によると、働く人の約40%が今後3～6カ月以内に離職を考えているそうです。その理由を、雇用主の多くは報酬面の不満だと考えていますが、実は従業員の不満はそこではありません。コロナ禍で加速する離職に歯止めをかけるために、管理職がするべきこととは何でしょうか？
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Labour plans to raise £500m by closing fund managers’ tax loophole
Exclusive: shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells how party would ‘start to end the unfairness’ in tax systemLabour has announced plans to raise almost £500m by closing a tax loophole enjoyed by a small number of private equity fund managers.The shadow …
Boris Johnson to address Amazon’s tax record with Jeff Bezos on US visit
PM is making three-day trip during which he will give speech to UN general assembly and hold talks with Joe Biden at White HouseBoris Johnson plans to press Amazon boss Jeff Bezos on the tech giant’s tax record when the pair meet face to face in New Yo…
Kwarteng to hold emergency meeting with gas chiefs over price crisis
Business secretary says he will let small suppliers go bust to protect consumers from higher pricesKwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, will hold an emergency summit with gas industry chiefs on Monday morning in an effort to contain the fallout caus…
Energy market crisis: what caused it and how does it affect my bills?
UK wholesale energy markets have hit record highs in recent weeks. Here’s what you need to knowThe UK’s wholesale energy markets have reached record highs in recent weeks. The trouble stems from a global surge in demand for gas following a cold winter …
Ding dong, Avon now calling with ‘omni-channel’ cosmetic sales in a digital age
Spurred on by the Covid pandemic, the traditional doorstep retailer is training its ‘reps’ in new techniquesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAvon may soon be calling you into shops and live-streamed shopping events as well as…
Autumn budget must show financial firepower behind ‘levelling up’ | Richard Partington
As the UK economy enters a rough patch, government needs to give substance to its flagship soundbiteBritain’s economic recovery from lockdown is stalling and inflation is on the rise. With the approach of autumn, prophecies made earlier this year for a…
Majority of UK’s small energy suppliers could be left to collapse this winter
Government would rather protect households than prop up struggling companies, says industry sourceThe majority of the UK’s small energy suppliers could be left to collapse this winter, the Guardian understands, as the government’s crisis talks focus on…
Firms urged to protect workers from abuse in ‘wild west’ UK gig economy
Union says couriers reported being harassed at least once a week while doing their workGig economy firms are facing calls to better protect their workers, as an MP and a trade union warn of a wave of harassment and physical and emotional abuse facing c…