Business
Ocado sees boost in customers looking for vegan Christmas
The increase in searches was revealed as the firm said a product review of new partner M&S found its prices are the same as or cheaper than Waitrose.
Boris woos big business with tax cuts after admitting “you didn’t want Brexit”
The announcement comes as the number of manufacturing firms entering insolvency reached a five-year high.
Sensitive company data at risk from office errors
A poll of 2,000 working adults found three in 10 admit to being slack with personal or sensitive company information in the office.
Up to 2,500 jobs saved as Hays Travel buys 555 Thomas Cook stores
Hays has already employed 421 members of Thomas Cook staff since the travel group collapsed last month.
Sunrise eyes UPC merger despite shareholder pushback
Sunrise Communications’ CHF 6.3-billion takeover of Swiss cable operator UPC has been approved by the country’s competition commission (COMCO) in a move that analysts predicted will further stoke the company’s feud with its largest investor – Freenet – which is fiercely opposed to the deal.
#StealOurStaff: Soap company encourages employers to poach disabled staff
The campaign puts a twist on traditional recruitment ads by showing off their employees on their soap packaging.
Just 6% of cross-border traders prepared for no-deal Brexit
Most are choosing to disregard the potential impact a no-deal Brexit could bring, new research has found.
CEO pay around 117 times that of the average UK full-time worker
The study also shows gender diversity efforts appear have had little yield, with bosses still more likely to be called Stephen or David than be a woman.
