“With competition for staff still hot, companies are having to raise pay rates for new starters to attract the best people, and the cost of
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Colgate products disappear from sale at Tesco
Ged Futter, a former Asda executive and now director of consultancy The Retail Mind, said the dispute underlines tensions between suppliers and retailers over how
MPs warn of border delays when more checks kick in
From 1 July extra checks on agricultural and food imports from the EU will take place at ports around the UK, but with products varying
Mutual insurers LV= and Royal London end merger talks
“The strength of LV=’s business performance over the past 18 months combined with its operational progress has strengthened the board’s belief in, and commitment to,
‘Apprenticeships make you grow up faster than uni’
To mark National Apprenticeship Week in England, BBC News spoke to teenager Joshua Mims, who has started an apprenticeship at electricity and gas utility company,
Rental costs jump as workers return to the office
“The flooding of rental demand back into city centres thanks to office workers, students and international demand returning to cities means the post-pandemic recalibration of
Half-term travel: UK families avoid Spain over jab rules
It is not only entry rules people need to pay attention to. In France, for example, over-16s need to prove they are vaccinated to gain
Starbucks fires organisers as union threat grows
“It definitely feels like anti-union tactics and union-busting tactics because these are infractions that would have never been written up,” said former barista LaKota McGlawn,
BP profits surge amid calls for windfall tax
And there’s more rewards to be reaped: analysts think BP and Shell could make almost £40bn in profits this year, enough to cover the energy
The people fighting price rises by trying to buy nothing
His own plea for help was amply answered. Within days, he had transformed his bare-bones New York City studio into a home, adding five chairs,