“ They are right to be sceptical.... I’m not sure any of us know what the longer term looks like.” Paul Hendry-Smith, the managing director of TLAC, says the use for the electric plane was likely to be niche.“ For the hobbyist, the leisure aviator, there is undoubtedly a market for it, ” he said.... “ But I’m certainly not basing my entire company’s future business on the project.”....

LONDON: Eight in 10 British companies struggled to find workers last month despite many of them increasing wages, according to a survey that shows labour shortages are intensifying. The proportion was up sharply from three months earlier, with the squeeze most pronounced in the catering and hospitality sectors where 92% of firms that attempted to recruit reported difficulties, the British Chambers of Commerce( BCC) said. The United Kingdom food industry relies on migrant workers.Of the two milli

The majority of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors are reporting near record-high problems with recruiting enough staff, according to a new survey. More than nine in 10 employers in hospitality and catering are having difficulty finding staff, the poll of more than 5, 600 firms by the British Chambers of Commerce suggests. Earlier this week, it was reported that the number of job vacancies across the UK reached a 20-year high of 1.1 million between July and September – more than

Ipsos Mori found that 19 percent of respondents were unlikely to follow the instruction to isolate if “ pinged ” by the NHS app because they had been in contact with someone who has developed Covid-19 symptoms.... The share of the population who say they were likely to isolate has fallen from eight in 10 in May to 72 percent.... With widespread skills shortages across the economy, some will find new jobs where their skills are in demand, while others will need to retrain for opportunities in a

I find it at best distasteful and at worst disgusting," he said. Earlier this month, the Commons voted through proposals to make Covid jabs compulsory for social care staff.... The proposal also sparked a backlash among Conservatives.A number of frontbenchers are also anxious to avoid forcing the wider public to receive jabs.... One minister said:" I'd prefer to promote awareness rather than compulsion." Business chiefs called for clarity on Thursday....

Rachel Reeves has been urged to change direction to save jobs and unlock growth( Image: Getty Images) Rachel Reeves has been warned she risks destroying jobs and creating unemployment “ on a scale we haven’t seen for years ”.... Memory Health| Sponsored Sponsored Learn More Undo Rachel Reeves dealt another brutal economic blow as unemployment spikes across UK 48 Comments Rachel Reeves creates' tax time bomb' that could shrink UK economy 33 Comments Experts Warn: A Simple Daily Habit May Increas

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