Tag: Work

One in 16 U.K. firms could close in the next quarter, according to a new study that suggests a million jobs are at risk as lockdown support schemes come to an end.

While the number of U.S. employees only willing to take on new staff who are vaccinated against Covid remains low, the 'no jab, no job' trend appears to be increasing at a worryingly high pace.

Fewer than one in five workers in U.K. cities have returned to the office, new figures show. The Government is said to be disappointed by this news but it hasn't exactly led by example.

American workers could soon be charged a health insurance 'surcharge' of up to $50 a month for not getting 'jabbed', under new plans being considered by some U.S. employers.

A small list of key workers have been made exempt from self-isolation rules amid reports of food shortages, but to make matters more confusing, the Government says they must stay at home when they are not on shift.

The finality of the July 19th "terminus date" is being put to test as SAGE scientists are telling the Government to reintroduce some restrictions, including mandatory face masks, to keep the figures "under control".

The Fiji Government has announced a “no jab, no job” policy, forcing workers in the civil service and in the private sector to get vaccinated against Covid or to face losing their income.

Working from home could become the norm post-lockdown, but research shows that home working has increased levels of loneliness and mental distress over the past year – even for those who do not live alone.

Cancelled work placements and silence from potential employers has pushed thousands of recent university graduates to study “panic master’s” courses, an admissions expert has warned.

Asda is the latest business giant to tell its office workers they can work where they like, amid suggestions that "hybrid working", where staff work from home some of the time, could become the norm post-lockdown.