By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British employers agreed average pay rises of 4% with their staff in the three months to the end of June, the joint-highest since 1992 but falling further behind inflation, industry data showed on Wednesday. Human resources data company XpertHR said the median pay settlement had remained unchanged for a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Major British firms are preparing for a recession by focusing on cost-cutting but their investment plans remain strong which suggests they do not fear a severe downturn, according to a survey by accountants Deloitte. Nearly two thirds of chief financial officers quizzed by Deloitte thought a recession was coming in the next …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of Britons are changing what they buy to feed their families as they try to navigate a worsening cost-of-living crisis, according to survey data published on Wednesday. The research from food assurance scheme Red Tractor and polling firm YouGov found that 46% of people are changing their …
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By Kylie MacLellan and Dominique Vidalon LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Firefighters in southwestern France battled on Tuesday to contain massive forest wildfires and Britain recorded its highest ever temperature, while Portugal reported more than 1,000 heatwave-related deaths as Europe scorches. Southern and western Germany and Belgium were also braced for potentially record-breaking temperatures as the heatwave, …
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By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was braced for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time this week, with ministers urging the public to stay at home as the heatwave caused train services to be cancelled, one London airport to shut its runway and some schools to close. Much of Europe …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced below-inflation pay rises for millions of workers including police, doctors and teachers on Tuesday as part of a pay review for public sector staff that comes amid soaring prices and growing industrial unrest. With inflation set to top 11% later this year, the increases given to millions of …
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By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -Boeing unveiled orders for dozens of 737 MAX jets on Tuesday as Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, back after a four-year pandemic-induced hiatus, braved the hottest day on UK record. While the second day of one of the industry’s biggest events saw a relatively modest flow of orders, …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British officials repeatedly warned the government not to pursue its plan to send migrants to Rwanda and the country was initially excluded from the shortlist of partner countries because of human rights concerns, London’s High Court was told on Tuesday. Under an agreement struck in April, Britain will send tens …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain announced below-inflation pay rises for government workers including police, doctors and teachers on Tuesday as part of a pay review for public sector staff that comes amid soaring prices and growing industrial unrest. Below is a summary of the announcements: STAFF PAY RISE Police officers 5% overall National Health Service At …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The UK arm of Spanish lender Santander said on Tuesday it would award around 11,000 UK-based employees a 4% pay rise to help with the increased cost of living, as inflation cripples household budgets across Britain and beyond. “This 4% pay raise will make a real difference to the majority of our …
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