A networking group with the aim of supporting female leaders has been criticised for appointing a male chairman. AllBright announced that Allan Leighton, chairman of the Co-operative Group, had taken the role. The privately-run group describes itself as “the network for working women in the UK”. Co-founder Debbie Wosskow defended the decision, saying that to […]
Perkbox has partnered with SEMrush to examine our fears of robots at work according to our online searches. The findings represent searches from January 2015 to June 2018 in the UK. Over the last few years, the threat of new technologies to our workforce have increasingly been in the spotlight. In just one year, from 2015 […]
Almost 350 apprentices at the collapsed construction giant Carillion are to lose their jobs. The Insolvency Service says 341 of them have been given their notice and will stop being paid at the end of August. The industry training body CITB has been unable to find them apprenticeships with other companies. The union Unite said […]
Almost one in five (17%) Brits plan to quit their job in the next two years, according to new research released by experience management company, Qualtrics. The research, which surveyed over 1,000 UK workers, also found that only 25% believe that they will definitely stay in their current place of employment for at least the […]
Ryanair has announced it is cutting its Dublin-based fleet from 30 to 24 planes for the winter 2018 season, putting 300 jobs at risk. The six planes will transfer to the carrier’s Polish charter airline, which it said was growing rapidly. Ryanair blamed a downturn in forward bookings and airfares in the Republic of Ireland, […]
Ryanair pilots will strike on Friday, resulting in the cancellation of 24 flights between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. It is the second of three 24-hour strikes involving Ireland-based pilots directly employed by Ryanair. The pilots’ union said that talks on Wednesday between the two sides did not lead to any “material change”. […]
About 1,500 jobs are at risk after the Gaucho restaurant group said it intended to appoint administrators. The firm’s advisors had been trying to find a buyer for the 39 restaurants in the Gaucho and Cau chains. However, high debt levels and a complex legal structure meant it had been unable to find an “agreed, […]
Google has secured several of the UK’s largest recruitment services for a local version of its jobs-hunting tool. Reed, Guardian Jobs, Haymarket and Totaljobs.com are among those providing listings, in addition to global sites such as LinkedIn and Glassdoor. The facility automatically shows the “freshest and most relevant” openings based on a user’s location when […]
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will be removed from the pizza chain’s branding after his use of the N-word forced his exit from the company. Mr Schnatter, the company’s former chairman, had used the racial slur in a conference call in May.A Papa John’s spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that it will erase its founder’s […]
Marks and Spencer has warned it could be forced to close more stores as it battles to improve its fortunes. Chairman Archie Norman said the plan to close 100 shops, announced in May, would happen within the next two years. “I can’t tell you it won’t be the last,” he told shareholders. Mr Norman – who […]
