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Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 UK management jobs
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to implement voluntary redundancy for up to 500 management positions in the UK following a 15.1% decline in sales over the three months ending in June. The downturn is attributed to a change in the tariff regime, which temporarily halted exports to the US. The company reported a 12.2%…
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Judge highlights racial bias in court
Cordella Bart-Stewart, an immigration and asylum tribunal judge, has expressed her concern about racism within the justice system, particularly her experiences with security staff at Birmingham’s court centre who insist on searching her. Bart-Stewart, who is one of the UK’s few black judges, talked about the challenges she faces at the launch of the UK…
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More than half of UAE employees check work emails during leave
According to a survey by Robert Walters, over 54% of professionals in the UAE and Middle East check work emails during annual leave, and only 22% feel refreshed upon returning to the workplace. Jason Grundy, managing director of Robert Walters Middle East, said: “Annual leave should provide professionals respite and a chance to reset –…
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Starbucks staff must work in the office four days a week
Starbucks has told its corporate staff they must work in the office for four days a week or take a payment and quit. Workers will be expected to be in the office between Monday and Thursday starting in October, up from a previous requirement that staff come in for three days. Starbucks workers who choose…
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Labour market shows signs of cooling
The UK labour market is experiencing a significant slowdown, with the supply of available workers increasing at the fastest rate in nearly five years. According to analysis by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), there has been a decline in permanent vacancies and reduced demand for employees. Consequently, wage growth in the private…