How 2020 shone a light on the inefficiency burden of middle management
[ad_1] Royal Mail (RMG.L): Cut 2,000 management jobs as part of its plan to save £330m a year. Morrison's (MRW.L): Slashing 3,000 manager roles. [ad_2] Source link
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The Crown effect: Princess Diana memorabilia skyrockets on eBay
[ad_1] The fourth season of The Crown has introduced audiences to a slew of new characters drawn from the pages of history, including Princess Diana and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Netflix drama – which is based on real-life events but not entirely factual – follows the lives of the British royal family…
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Holiday retail workers seek “temporary lifeline” in warehouse jobs, if they can find one
[ad_1] (Reuters) – This time of year, hundreds of thousands of seasonal retail workers across North America and Europe would usually be wrapping gifts, stirring hot chocolates, tidying Christmas displays or assisting the flurry of last-minute shoppers. FILE PHOTO: A worker gathers items for delivery from the warehouse floor at Amazon’s distribution center in Phoenix,…
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Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes sent to two pals in the post after serial killer cremated
[ad_1] The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes have been sent by Royal Mail special delivery to two of his “pals”. Peter Sutcliffe’s remains were delivered to his brother Mick after the serial killer was cremated in secret last month. Mick later divided the white powder into two piles before they were boxed up and taken to the…
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Prince Andrew’s three hours of private time in New York just as Virginia Roberts flew in to the city
[ad_1] Monday, April 9, 2001, saw a day of extreme weather across New York City. Lowering skies, thunder, lightning and hailstones ‘the size of dimes’, one observer noted. It would prove a suitably sulphurous and doom-laden backdrop to the arrival in town that lunchtime of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, aboard British Airways Flight…
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New owners of historic Stoke-on-Trent pottery factory put building back on the market
[ad_1] A property company which bought a Stoke-on-Trent pottery factory last year has put the building on the market again. M20 Group, based in the North West, acquired the former Dudson factory in Scotia Road, Tunstall, last year after the 220-year-old firm collapsed into administration in 2019. Now the group has instructed Stoke-on-Trent property consultancy…
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Boris Johnson says the UK will ‘go the extra mile’ in EU Brexit talks as he steps back from No Deal
[ad_1] Boris Johnson stepped back from the brink of a No Deal Brexit today and pledged to ‘go the extra mile’ to seek a trade deal with the EU. At the 11th hour the Prime Minister announced that talks that have been deadlocked for weeks would continue, having previously suggested that today was a hard deadline…
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Christmas card shows Kate Middleton is ‘the backbone of the family’
[ad_1] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s family Christmas photo shows ‘tight family unity’ and that Kate Middleton is ‘the backbone’ of the family, a body language expert has claimed. Speaking to FEMAIL, Judi James suggested Kate Middleton’s arm around daughter Charlotte’s waist shows a gesture of inclusion and protection – while Prince George’s smile…
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Queen delays recording her Christmas speech until after No Deal Brexit deadline today
[ad_1] Queen delays recording her ‘personal and emotional’ Christmas speech until after No Deal Brexit deadline today The Queen’s speech is usually filmed in early December but has been postponed Sources suggest speech could be amended depending on Brexit talks outcome Monarch has written a ‘personal and emotional’ message but has not finished it Today…
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Germany tightens virus lockdown rules over Christmas
[ad_1] Germany cancels Christmas: Angela Merkel plunges country into new national lockdown over the festive season in desperate bid to drive down Covid infection rate Country will close most shops and schools and further limit social contact The measures will be in place from December 16 to January 10 to stop spread Germany recorded 20,200…
