November 2016

In April 2017 the government is hoping to be able to fund up to three million new apprenticeships across all sectors. The funding will be paid for by the employers themselves via a 0.5% levy on company payrolls. The move is set to help nurture the next generation of employees and get them off to a flying start in work that they’ll enjoy doing. However good...

Amazon delivery drivers feel 'compelled' to urinate in car and speed to meet expectations. Drivers delivering parcels for Amazon have claimed that they feel obliged to miss lunch breaks and urinate in their vehicles, in order to meet the company's expectations. Workers explained their situation to a BBC journalist, claiming that they were expected to deliver up to 200 parcels each day. The Independent claims that the undercover...