POLITICS

With the Covid-19 health crisis, the Urgence Docteurs app has lightened the load for the SAMU emergency services. More than half the calls today are related to phone consultations. For Thibault Launay, an Urgence Docteurs investor, the e-health sector is obvious for avoiding the overloading of the hospital emergency […]

Well, most of the companies are handling the employees in a smoother way and even they their expenses. We can see that employees are going with huge expenses and spending excessive time than expected. To make the things better, monitoring is always playing a vital role and it also […]

Caffè Nero has been forced to launch a restructuring of its business following the second lockdown. The coffee chain is launching a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) which will allow it to renegotiate terms with its landlords and other creditors. Caffè Nero, which employs 6,000 workers, said “the pandemic has decimated […]

Tesco has apologised to its online customers unable to get on its website as the supermarket seeks to cope with high demand for Christmas bookings. The UK’s largest retailer has had to install a queuing system online to help it to manage the demand. Some customers complained to Tesco that […]

Many are now familiar with the recent changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (commonly referred to as the “Furlough Scheme”) but keeping track with the updated statements; guidance notes and Treasury directions issued by the Government can, for many employers, be a difficult task. Partner Sue Dowling, head of […]

Those aged 25-34-years-old are most likely to expect more flexibility in their typical working week in a post COVID-19 world, according to new research. Among 25-34-year-olds, 87% now expect to have input on flexible working moving forward. This is a stark contrast to the older generation of employees, with less […]

NatWest Group is eyeing Sainsbury’s Bank for a potential takeover that could mark the lender’s first major acquisition since its bailout in 2008. The high street lender – formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland – has approached the grocer for more information about its banking arm, marking preliminary interest […]

The Black Friday shopping event will create a surge in vehicle emissions, according to a new report. Lockdown brought an online retail bonanza, and this year’s Black Friday is expected to be the biggest ever, however a report from price comparison website Money.co.uk has said that each delivery can generate carbon dioxide […]

The chief executive of WH Smith has warned he does not expect a Covid-19 vaccine to make any improvement to its travel business for the next six months as the retailer swung to a heavy loss on the back of store closures and redundancy costs. WH Smith, which has 1,174 […]

Bosses at Burberry have warned that the government’s plan to scrap duty-free shopping will mean the UK will “lose business” and that it will add a third challenge for the country’s retailers on top of Covid-19 and Brexit. The British luxury brand, which has suffered from the closure of its […]