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King Charles sacks 100 staff; anti-monarchist’s chip shop windows smashed

14 September 202219 January 2024Joe Cahal0

King Charles’ staff at Clarence House are reported to be “livid” after receiving redundancy notices during a service for the dead Queen. Up to 100 staff at the King’s former official London residence learned – during the thanksgiving ceremony for the Queen, held on Monday in Edinburgh – that their jobs are at risk. “Everybody […]

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P&O Ferries boss admits company broke law to sack UK crew

24 March 202219 January 2024Political Fiber0

The chief executive of P&O Ferries has admitted it knowingly broke the law in order to sack its entire UK crew – and said he would make the same decision again. Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs on Thursday (March 24) that P&O Ferries chose “not to consult” with unions or notify staff before last week’s shock […]

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‘P&O Ferries can’t get away with sacking 800’, says furious Starmer

18 March 202219 January 2024Political Fiber0

Sir Keir Starmer has said P&O Ferries “must not be allowed to get away” with the “disgusting” sacking of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign staff. “It just makes my blood boil,” said the furious Labour leader. “It is a complete betrayal of the workforce. It’s just disgusting. “This is a company that had […]

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Britain on the brink but Johnson and Shapps find cause for laughter

22 December 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

Boris Johnson and his secretary of state for transport laughed during Monday’s Downing Street press conference held to update the nation on the escalating chaos caused by Covid, Christmas and Brexit combining in a tumultuous storm. More than 40 countries have banned air and rail links to Britain as fears grow about the mutant coronavirus […]

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UK’s record rise in redundancies compounded by jobs at risk from automation

15 December 202019 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The number of workers made redundant in the UK has soared to a record high in the three months to October – the original date for the end of the job furlough scheme. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show 819,000 fewer workers on company payrolls compared to pre-pandemic levels – a […]

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Sturgeon v Johnson – no ‘intimidating’ people back to work in Scotland

28 August 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

Nicola Sturgeon has rebuked the UK government’s plan to get people back to working in offices saying she will not “countenance” any intimidation to persuade them to do so. Boris Johnson is set to warn workers face losing their jobs if they continue to work from home with the government launching a PR blitz to […]

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BA ‘betrayal’ to cost 12,000 jobs – union warns of ‘immediate’ strike ballot

28 July 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

British Airways’ plans to axe 12,000 jobs on August 7 has provoked an angry warning from the Unite union about an ‘immediate” ballot to strike. Unite has accused the airline of operating a “fire and rehire” policy and has written to BA pilots, cabin crew and engineers saying strike action is likely “with immediate effect”. […]

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