Technology to the rescue in fight to halt spread of virus
BV features a report from the World Bank on water initiatives in Africa to combat the transmission of Covid-19
LIKE many Malawians who live in...
Amazon workers unlimited Covid-19 sick leave… with a few strings attached
CORONAVIRUS is causing havoc in the business world, and some novel stop-gap solutions are appearing amid the chaos.
Amazon has good and bad news for...
It just had to happen: virtual office party coming your way
PUSH, a wellbeing and performance company, has announced an alternative to the traditional office party, with a very 2020 twist.
After a year that has...
Engineering firm funds research into lasting flexible work systems
BUILDING and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has funded a study using first-person accounts to provide employers with “more than stats” on the subject of...
Staffing association calls on UK government to address skills gap
LABOUR market data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics have elicited a welcome — and a caution — from the Association of Professional...
Firm that snapped-up troubled Thomas Cook is facing job cuts
THE COMPANY that bought-up 2,000 defunct Thomas Cook shops last October has warned that almost 900 of its staff may lose their jobs.
Hays Travel...
Job-swap hope for airline workers — but misery for EasyJet staff
By Hal Williams
IN A WEEK where EasyJet announced plans to cut up to 30 percent of its employees to save costs, home healthcare company...
Home or office? Future is hybrid, say HR heads
MOST HR professionals — 65 percent of them — believe workers will divide their time between office and home after pandemic restrictions have been...
Employers welcome UK government decision to extend furlough scheme
By Hal Williams
A DECISION to extend the British government’s furlough programme has been met with relief by UK employers.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi...
Pandemic policies linger on — and ‘hurt workers’
RESEARCH shows 59 percent of workers in “deskless” industries — manufacturing, care, construction, and retail — believe the negative effects of the pandemic are...
