Hensoldt, a sensor solutions provider and a leader in the European defense industry, announced the development of its next-generation collision warning system in a press release on Tuesday, 1st August. Commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), Hensoldt will develop a “detect-and-avoid radar” …
Read More »UK Last-Mile EV Truck Builder Tevva Wins OK To Mass Produce, Sell
Tevva 7.5 ton battery electric truck is approved for mass production and volume sales by a European … [+] regulatory body. Tevva As last-mile and short-range delivery companies increasingly turn to battery-electric vehicles a British manufacturer has been given the go-ahead for mass production of its entry into the segment. …
Read More »Boxing Day 2022: Christmas, Boxing Day gift for flyers! Despite strikes, airlines intend to run all flights
Despite the written warnings by the worker’s Unions, the airlines have decided to operate their flights entirely during the holiday season. The travellers coming into the UK have been warned that they might face disruptions. The advice is that they quickly cross the borders during that period and also travel …
Read More »UK strikes to hit ambulance services, hospitals and trains in the run up to Christmas
London CNN Business — Britain is bracing for further disruption from strikes heading into the Christmas period, as ambulance drivers and nurses join rail operators and postal workers in the worst wave of walkouts the country has endured for at least a decade. More than 20,000 ambulance workers, including paramedics …
Read More »UK strikes: Nearly 200,000 British workers are striking on Black Friday
London CNN Business — Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Now, the annual shopping bonanza faces an additional threat from strikes that could disrupt deliveries, subdue online sales and deliver another blow to the slumping economy. Some 235,000 workers have gone on strike across the …
Read More »Liz Truss admits mistakes on controversial tax cuts plan, but doubles down on it anyway
London CNN — British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted mistakes had been made with her government’s controversial “mini-budget” announced last week – which sent the pound to historic lows and sparked market chaos – but stood by her policies. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning Truss said: …
Read More »Thousands of UK’s Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike | Business and Economy News
The walkout over a pay dispute comes after failed negotiations, hitting postal deliveries across the UK. Picket lines have been mounted outside Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices in the United Kingdom after workers launched a 48-hour strike in a worsening dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked …
Read More »FACTBOX-Energy crisis and inflation drives UK workers to industrial action
Britain is in the midst of widespread industrial unrest as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Large sections …
Read More »Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute | Business and Economy News
Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Thousands of postal workers in the United Kingdom have launched a series of strikes over pay, as the cost-of-living crisis prompts mass industrial action in numerous sectors. In east London, …
Read More »Government changes law to help plug staffing gaps caused by strikes
B usinesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced. Ministers said they have worked at speed to repeal trade union laws that restrict employment businesses from providing temporary agency …
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