With a recent YouGov poll revealing more than a third of UK employers plan to make staff redundant over the next three months due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s a busy and stressful time for businesses, and in particular HR professionals. To
Surging Coronavirus cases have caused the Government to enforce further Coronavirus lockdown restrictions, with particular emphasis in the hospitality sector in northern England. Possible hospitality closures and the new three-tier “traffic light” system for the local lockdown rules have been put into place as a
New reports show that the number of new apprenticeships being started this year is at its lowest for the past ten years, as the Coronavirus has sparked a mass unemployment crisis in the UK. The Department for Education revealed that apprenticeship starts fell by 18%
Guests of Accor’s 5,000 worldwide hotels will now be eligible for medical support from Accor’s strategic partner, AXA, a global leader in insurance. The ALL – Accor Live Limitless – Medical Solutions partnership will provide Accor guests with the highest level of care available thanks
Over half of SMEs in the UK are very or extremely concerned about losing business due to COVID-19, according to a survey by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. This suggests that commercial insurance is set to stall as businesses struggle, unless it can
Approximately 2.2 million people in the UK are living in food poverty, many of whom require support from foodbanks on a regular basis. Before the outbreak of the pandemic a record high 1.9m emergency food parcels were distributed between April 2019 and March 2020 by
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging members of the public who invested in an unauthorised land banking scheme, and who may be eligible to receive some of their money back, to get in contact with the FCA. Between late 2009 and May 2011, members
Following on from its popular collaborations with Roald Dahl and Frozen 2, today M&S is introducing another family favourite to its stores and website – Harry Potter. Description automatically generatedThese tie ups are part of our continuing efforts to broaden appeal and the team has
A series of images has been released today showing how some of our favourite animals would look if the climate crisis continues. Many of the world’s threatened species live in areas that are becoming increasingly affected by climate change. The WWF has predicted that up
2020 has been a challenging year for everyone. According to the ONS, the number of people reporting high levels of anxiety has shot up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The link between mental and physical health is well known. From stomach cramps, headaches and nausea to
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