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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway
Zoe ConwayEmployment correspondentJoshua NevettPolitical reporterThe talks to keep production going at the UK's last virgin steel plant in Scunthrope are yet to reach a resolution, the BBC has been told. British Steel has been warning the raw materials used to produce steel in two blast furnaces at the plant may soon run out. On Wednesday, sources said the government had offered to buy the coking coal that is essential to keep the blast furnaces going.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway
Zero hour contract ban to include agency workersZoe ConwayEmployment correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAgency workers will be included in a ban on "exploitative" zero hour contracts as part of ammendments to the government's employment reform bill, the BBC understands. The new rules will mean that agency workers will have to be offered a contract guaranteeing a minimum number of hours each week. It is one of a number of additions to the Employment Rights Bill which will be outlined on Tuesday.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Zoe Conway |Esyllt Carr
'Black mould, damp and decay': Homes excluded from insulation scandal helpZoe Conway & Esyllt CarrBusiness correspondent & producerBBCMargaret Chappell cannot get help to fix her insulation under government schemes as it only applies to work done since 2022Homeowners who say their houses are being destroyed by unsuitable insulation fitted under a government scheme say action announced to fix it won't help them - as the work was carried out too long ago.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
bbc.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
It comes after workers at the fast-food chain told the BBC they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
bbc.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
Workers at the fast-food chain tell the BBC they still face sexual abuse despite pledges to improve safeguarding.
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