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Grandmother wins key age discrimination case
Referring to a work colleague as a grandparent counts as age discrimination even if they are one, a tribunal has ruled.
Tuesday 27 October 2026
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Referring to a work colleague as a grandparent counts as age discrimination even if they are one, a tribunal has ruled.
Aston Martin is back on the road and set to hit its income targets for the year, according to its executives, but it remains stubbornly lossmaking…
William Durrant reveals the inspiration behind his bespoke furniture brand Herringbone Kitchens and explains why it’s important to find your own style.
Self-employed women surveyed lost almost double the income of their male counterparts during the course of the pandemic, but remain more optimistic about the future of…
Small business owners say surviving without government support is the biggest concern for businesses in the UK
New figures reveal that the government has only awarded £6.8million of the £20million set aside to help businesses struggling with post-Brexit red tape
Covid cases have fallen by a third in a week but Boris Johnson warned they would rise again if people did not remain cautious.
England is poised to reopen its borders as soon as next week by allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to enter without quarantining.
England will have “put the bulk of the pandemic behind us” by October, a leading scientific adviser said yesterday after the number of new coronavirus cases…
Boris Johnson has rejected Brussels’ latest attempt to iron out problems with the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, insisting that the withdrawal agreement signed last year…
All workers from direct employees to those in the gig economy would be eligible for sick pay, holiday, parental leave and the minimum wage from day…
The price of bitcoin rose sharply yesterday after speculation that Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, will start accepting cryptocurrency for payments.
Americans will be allowed to enter the UK and avoid quarantining if they produce vaccine cards proving they have been double-jabbed, as part of a drive…
The list of professions that no longer have to follow self-isolation rules has been expanded to include rubbish collectors, vets and tax collectors in an attempt…
Tesco Bank has said it will close all of its current accounts because most customers are no longer using them.