The war has significantly impacted all areas of life, including the labor market. Aleksandr Katsuba, a top manager and owner of Alpha Gas, provides more insights. Economic challenges, infrastructure destruction, and mass population migration have led to profound changes in the structure of employment and working conditions. Let’s explore how Ukraine’s laborContinue Reading
London’s top financial index finished higher for the first time in four sessions to start a recovery from Monday’s heavy market slump. In a volatile session, London stocks spent large parts of the day in the red but recovered on the back of an improved session on Wall Street. GainsContinue Reading
PwC has seen a significant loss of major clients in China following pressure from Beijing, urging state-owned companies to sever ties due to the auditor’s involvement with the troubled property developer Evergrande. Over the past few months, the Chinese Ministry of Finance has issued “window guidance” – informal, verbal instructionsContinue Reading
A US federal judge has ruled that Google violated monopoly laws by leveraging its market dominance in online searches to suppress competition, a landmark decision that could reshape the operations of America’s largest tech companies. Handling approximately 90 per cent of global internet searches, Google exploited its leading position toContinue Reading
Campaigners have welcomed the multimillion-pound fines proposed for three water companies – but warned the penalties highlight the “sheer state of disrepair” of the industry. Ofwat has proposed £168 million of fines for three of England’s biggest water companies for failing to manage sewage treatment works and allowing too muchContinue Reading
Domino’s has said it will pass lower costs on to customers through better discount deals. It came as the pizza delivery giant recorded a drop of orders over the first half of 2024, with bosses blaming a “slow start” to the year. Shares in the company dropped on Tuesday morningContinue Reading
Two more weeks of strike action in Scottish colleges have been announced as a long-running pay dispute continues. The Educational Institute of Scotland’s (EIS) emergency committee said there would be six additional strike dates in the latter half of August. It comes after a recent re-ballot of members of theContinue Reading
Three of the country’s biggest water companies could be forced to pay £168 million in fines over sewage spills, including a £104 million penalty for Thames Water. Regulator Ofwat proposed the fine for Thames, plus sanctions of £47 million for Yorkshire Water and £17 million for Northumbrian Water, in theContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has left open the possibility of altering a key measure of the UK’s debt, a move that could potentially release £17 billion for her upcoming autumn budget. During a trip to New York and Toronto, Reeves indicated she would clarify her fiscal rules in her maiden budget,Continue Reading
The Government has confirmed it will repeal the controversial law which aimed to ensure a minimum level of service during strikes. The Conservative government took forward the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act last year in response to the unprecedented wave of industrial action by hundreds of thousands of workers overContinue Reading
