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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Zoe Conway |Tom Espiner
British Steel could decide to shut Scunthorpe plant in daysZoe Conway & Tom EspinerBBC business correspondent & reporterGetty ImagesDecisions taken within the next few days will determine whether British Steel's Scunthorpe plant stays open, the BBC understands. The plant's Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled two cargo shipments of coking coal for the site's two blast furnaces and it has not yet paid for iron pellets that are scheduled to arrive next week.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
Every McDonald's in Britain has been warned its owners could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect staff from sexual abuse. The equality watchdog has written to all 1,400 branches telling them they must comply with their legal duties, or risk enforcement action, after a BBC investigation uncovered claims of a toxic culture of sexual assault and harassment.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Zoe Conway |Esyllt Carr
Homeowners who say their houses are being destroyed by unsuitable insulation are missing out on measures to fix it as the work was carried out too long ago. The government has found a "serious systemic" issue in homes fitted with insulation under two of its own schemes since 2022 – and ordered installers to put it right. But that won't include 93-year-old Margaret Chappell whose work was done in 2021 and now her house is consumed by damp, black mould and crumbling plaster.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Zoe Conway |Esyllt Carr
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Zoe Conway |Ramazani Mwamba
The former Asda chief has hit out at the work from home culture during a recent interview. Lord Rose told BBC Panorama that home working is part of the reason why the UK's economy has seen a "general decline" and a fall in the productivity of employees. His comments come after major companies like Amazon, JP Morgan, Boots and Manchester United F.C called to end remote working.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
The boss of McDonald's in the UK has said 29 people have been dismissed over sexual harassment allegations over the past 12 months. Alistair Macrow also told MPs that the alleged cases published by the BBC on Tuesday were "abhorrent, unacceptable, and there is no place for them in McDonald's". It comes after workers at the fast-food chain told the BBC they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment, a year after Mr Macrow promised to clean up behaviour at the restaurants.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway
McDonald's workers have said they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment, a year after the boss promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain. One 19-year-old worker, Matt, told the BBC some of his colleagues were scared of going into work, and that managers would "touch up" other members of staff. Since the BBC's original investigation into the company, the UK equality watchdog has heard 300 reported incidents of harassment. It now plans to intervene again.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
msn.com | Charlotte Edwards |Zoe Conway |Iain Watson
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Charlotte Edwards |Zoe Conway |Iain Watson
The government is promising major reforms in order to reduce the benefits bill by getting more people into work. It has unveiled plans entitled "Get Britain Working" which include a £240m investment to overhaul the current network of job centres across Britain, and more funding for mental health services. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the reforms would tackle the "biggest drivers of unemployment and inactivity".
