employees

Anotnia Hoyle tests the Lupe Pure Cordless vacuum cleaner launched by two ex Dyson employees

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From fancy marketing campaigns to shiny cylinders, Dyson has transformed the vacuum cleaner into an unlikely status symbol. With more than 100 million of its vacuums sold in Britain alone since its launch in 1991, the company has monopolised the market for decades. Now, though, two of the brand’s senior staff have left to launch … Read more

Inequality in the workplace reduces employees’ motivation – even among those who stand to benefit

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Inequality in the workplace reduces employees’ motivation — even among those who stand to benefit from unfair advantages Researchers in the UK asked 810 participants to complete a task for money Each subject was told that the other people were being paid more or less The greater this disparity, the more unhappy and unmotivated the … Read more

57% of employees say they travelled to the office in the past seven days

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More than half of Britain’s working adults say they have travelled to the office in the past week, according to a new survey, as employees begin to make their way back to their desks in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. Figures from a Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey show 57 per cent of … Read more

Rishi’s grants for furloughed employees won’t save jobs, warn bosses 

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Chancellor’s £1,000 grants won’t save jobs, warn bosses as firms are forced to contribute to wages of furloughed staff for the first time By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 Business leaders have warned that the Chancellor’s job retention bonuses will not … Read more

Chief Secretary to Treasury Stephen Barclay says employees SHOULD return to offices next week

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Chief Secretary to Treasury Stephen Barclay says employees SHOULD return to offices next week amid conflicting messages from ministers as ‘government advertising campaign to get millions back their desk is set to be ditched’ Mr Barclay said Government was ‘keen’ for people to stop working from home The comments followed conflicting signals on the issue … Read more

More than 20 of Britain’s biggest firms have NO plans for employees to come back to the office

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More than 20 of the UK’s biggest employers say they have no plans to imminently bring all staff back to the office full-time.  A study found this week that British workers are the most reluctant in Europe to return because of fears of a second wave of coronavirus. This has now been followed by a … Read more

Elon Musk’s brain chip Neuralink is plagued by turmoil and rushed timelines former employees claim

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Elon Musk has kept a tight lid on his brain chip startup Neuralink, but the billionaire is set to ‘show neurons firing in real-time on August 28.’ The unveiling will be a major event for the firm, but according former Neuralink employees the progress has come at a cost. Ex-staff members told STAT that the … Read more

Firms with more than 250 employees should carry out random drug tests on their employees

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Firms with more than 250 employees should carry out random drug tests on their employees to help identify middle class cocaine users, Tory London mayoral candidate says Shaun Bailey is calling on firms in London to sign up to a drug-testing charter Test will see workers in the capital routinely checked for illegal substance use He … Read more

More than 1,800 Post Office employees may have been wrongfully accused of taking money from the till

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More than 1,800 Post Office employees may have been wrongfully accused of taking money from the till in IT scandal Hundreds of postmasters were sacked or wrongfully convicted due to IT flaws More than a thousand former members of staff apply for compensation scheme This is on top of 555 postmasters who fought for compensation in … Read more