£500million Pierre Lagrange is claiming taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff at Savile Row tailor

Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer  A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more

£500million Pierre Lagrange is claiming taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff at Savile Row tailor

Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer  A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more

Prince Charles and Camilla meet with staff at Birmingham hospital

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall appeared in good spirits as they met with staff at a Birmingham hospital during their first public engagement of the year. Prince Charles, 72, who along with the Duchess of Cornwall, 73, has had his first coronavirus jab, donned medical face coverings as they arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital … Read more

Staff are to be told not to return to their offices even as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted

Office staff are set to be told to keep working from home even as other lockdown restrictions are eased, the Daily Mail can reveal. Boris Johnson is not expected to give a firm date for when workers will return to their desks as he unveils his plans for a return to normality on Monday. It … Read more

Companies begin drafting ‘no jab, no job’ contracts to force staff to get Covid vaccinations

Companies begin drafting ‘no jab, no job’ contracts to force staff to get Covid vaccinations despite lawyers warning they are ‘risky’ and likely to be challenged in court ‘No jab no job’ contracts are being drafted by companies in the care home sector The move may mean prospective and current workers need to have jab … Read more

How to reopen schools: Academies boss says government must vaccinate staff

An academy chief today cast doubt on ‘optimistic’ plans to get all pupils back into school at the start of March as he warned dates were ‘being pulled out of thin air.’  As the PM faces mounting pressure to send children in England back to school, Downing Street has suggested that all primary and secondary … Read more

DVLA asks staff to disclose their waist size as part of risk assessment

DVLA asks staff to disclose their waist size as part of risk assessment to decide who is healthy enough to return to working at their Swansea headquarters DVLA said to have asked staff to disclose their waist size for a risk assessment  Organisation said it did not ask staff members for exact waist measurements  Claimed … Read more

Online fashion business run by footballer Jesse Lingard ‘claims taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff’ 

An online fashion business run by Jesse Lingard has reportedly claimed taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff through a state-funded scheme, despite the footballer earning more than £100,000 per week. The clothing firm, JLingz, sells printed backpacks for £100 and hoodies for £45 while employing three people including the West Ham and England midfielder. It is described as … Read more

Care home bosses demand staff get Covid jabs or risk losing their jobs amid fears over uptake

Care home bosses are demanding that staff have the Covid-19 vaccination – or risk losing their jobs. Several carers have contacted The Mail on Sunday to claim that they have been threatened with the sack or a pay cut if they refuse to have the jab. One young worker at an old people’s home in … Read more

City firms will start using digital health passports to get staff back into the office

Major City firms will start using digital health passports from next month as part of an ambitious plan to get staff back to offices. Covid-19 testing firm Prenetics has signed deals with around 100 companies – including investment banks based at Canary Wharf in London – to help get staff back to work safely. Employees … Read more