Topshop closes its stores as furious employees claim they have been laid off

Topshop employees say they have been laid off after the Arcadia Group closed its 300 UK stores an hour before the government announced its coronavirus job retention plan. The group owned by billionaire Sir Philip Green said in an emailed statement: ‘In line with many other retailers, the Group has made the difficult decision to … Read more

Facebook set to give employees six-month bonuses and an additional $1,000 as coronavirus assistance 

Facebook set to give its 45,000 employees six-month bonuses and an additional $1,000 as coronavirus assistance Facebook is giving its full-time employees funds to help during the coronavirus They will all get their six-months bonus, along with an additional $1,000 Contractor workers are not eligible, but will continue to be paid as usual Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more

Dierks Bentley pledges $90k to hourly employees as his Nashville bar shuts down

Dierks Bentley pledges $90k to help hourly employees as his Nashville bar shuts down due to coronavirus By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 03:22 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 03:22 GMT, 17 March 2020 As the world grapples with the global pandemic of the novel Coronavirus, celebrities are pitching in for employees affected by … Read more

Snapchat postpones annual summit and asks most employees to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Employees working from home share pictures of their pets becoming their colleagues

Pet projects! Employees working from home share pictures of their ‘new colleagues’ as cats and dogs take over their keyboards Workers from home across the globe shared pictures of their pets joining them Comes as increasing number of employers seek to avoid coronavirus spread  Cats, dogs and rabbits were seen curiously investigating their owner’s work  … Read more

Apple Store employees warned about a shortage of replacement iPhones

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Twitter tells ALL 5,000 employees around the world to work from home to avoid spread of coronavirus

Twitter tells ALL 5,000 employees around the world to work from home to avoid spread of coronavirus and makes it mandatory for those in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea Twitter’s decision follows similar requests by governments in virus hotspots Working from home will be mandatory in South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan  South Korea … Read more

Chevron sends 300 British employees home as coronavirus precaution

Canary Wharf office of US oil company Chevron sends home 300 workers over coronavirus fears after employee reports flu-like symptoms Chevron Corp yesterday asked about 300 British employees to work from home  Traders, exploration and refining unit staff were all assigned to work remotely  A spokesman for Chevron said the company ‘continues to monitor the … Read more

HUNDREDS of Delta employees sue Lands’ End over ‘toxic uniforms’

HUNDREDS of Delta employees sue Lands’ End over ‘toxic uniforms that have caused fatigue, migraines and breathing problems’ as class actions against the clothing manufacturer pile up A class action lawsuit was filed in a Wisconsin federal court by more than 500 Delta employees who claim their Lands’ End uniforms made them ill  They allege … Read more

Piers Morgan slams Bloomberg for ‘appalling abuse of power over 2,700 employees of his media company

Piers Morgan has slammed Michael Bloomberg for his ‘appalling abuse of power’ over employees of his media company during Wednesday’s night episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight.  During his appearance on Carlson’s show, the host asked Morgan: ‘Why is the media, and they are, unmistakably promoting Mike Bloomberg?’ Aside from the obvious reason of getting President … Read more