What Is The Gender Pay Gap Where You Work?
With eight out of ten firms still paying their male employees more than women, little progress has been made in closing the gender pay gap in the UK. Some sectors have shown some improvement since 2017/18 when companies were first required to publish figures. The latest figures show that organizations in the public sector reduced their... Read More
UK To Be One Of Worst Performing Economies This Year, Predicts IMF
The UK is set to be one of the worst-performing major economies in the world this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says the UK economy’s performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia. The IMF predicts the UK economy... Read More
Joe Biden’s Blink And You’ll Miss It Visit To Northern Ireland
For the best part of a year at least, the prospect of this presidential visit has been discussed among diplomats. Washington’s deep pride, seeing itself as a midwife to the 1998 Belfast Good Friday Agreement, ensured this date was penciled into the White House diary – and those of British and American diplomats – long... Read More
Mechanical Field Engineer – Dartford, Kent
Mechanical Field Engineer – Dartford, Kent Location: Dartford and surrounding areas Salary: £16.81ph plus Benefits + Overtime Hours: 40 hours per week We live in a world that needs to take care of its resources, and our mission at Veolia is to ‘Resource the World’. We are looking for Mechanical Field Engineers to join our pro-active and passionate... Read More
Vaping: Free E-Cigarettes To Be Handed Out In Anti-Smoking Drive
One million smokers will be given a free vaping starter kit to encourage them to give up tobacco products. Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking as part of a package of measures in England to be unveiled by the government on Tuesday. A consultation will be launched on compelling... Read More
Machine Learning Engineer – Oxford, Oxfordshire
Machine Learning Engineer – Oxford, Oxfordshire We are hiring for a rapidly growing technology start-up that provides an AI-powered solution for detecting toxic content online, that keeps the internet safer and more inclusive for all that use it. We are currently seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer to join our team and help us develop... Read More
More People Entertaining At Home As Cost Of Living Bites
Sales of home accessories and furniture rose sharply in March, as people ate out less to save money and entertained at home instead, new figures suggest. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said this helped total retail sales increase by 5.1% last month compared with a year earlier. It comes as the cost of living remains... Read More
Junior Doctors’ Strike: NHS Braces For Most Disruptive Walkout Yet
A four-day junior doctors’ strike across England is expected to be the most disruptive in the NHS’s history. British Medical Association (BMA) members in planned and emergency care will walk out at 07:00 BST on Tuesday. More than a quarter of a million of appointments and operations could be cancelled, and some hospitals say up... Read More
Coronation Coach Has Electric Windows And Air Con
The King and Queen Consort will travel to the coronation at Westminster Abbey in a more comfortable, relatively modern, horse-drawn carriage. They will ride in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, first used in 2014, before returning in the Gold State Coach used in every coronation since the 1830s. The return procession route will be much... Read More
Staff Data Engineer – Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex
Staff Data Engineer – Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex About Bp Critical to achieving bp’s digital ambitions is the delivery of our high value data and analytics initiatives, and the enablement of the technologies and platforms that will support those objectives. As a Data Engineer you will be developing and maintaining data infrastructure and writing, deploying and maintaining... Read More