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Furlough end unlikely to resolve driver and care staff shortage, says thinktank

Phillip Inman · news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 5 September, 2021 - 05:15

Resolution Foundation says mismatch between skillsets of those losing jobs in UK and those needed will continue unless government steps in

Britain’s shortage of lorry drivers and care staff is unlikely to be solved by furloughed workers being made redundant when the job protection scheme ends at the end of the month, according to a study by a leading thinktank.

A mismatch between the types of jobs that are no longer needed and the vacancies in industries facing a significant lack of skilled staff will persist into next year without government intervention, the Resolution Foundation said.

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‘I can’t recruit chefs’: Brexit and Covid plunge hospitality into crisis

Joanna Partridge and Richard Partington · news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 5 June, 2021 - 15:00

Sunny days should see the UK’s restaurants and pubs welcoming customers, but they face a staffing nightmare

Lunchtime in St Albans on a sunny weekday in half-term, and restaurants, bars and cafes are doing a roaring trade. Demand has bounced back strongly among residents of the Hertfordshire commuter town, who appear eager to eat and drink out again after lockdown.

And after months of enforced closure, hospitality venues, too, are pleased to have finally been able to reopen both their indoor and outdoor seating areas. But the easing of coronavirus restrictions has brought a fresh set of challenges.

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Camera retailer Jessops calls in administrators for a second time

Zoe Wood · news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 26 March, 2021 - 17:15

Move by firm controlled by Dragons’ Den panellist Peter Jones puts 120 jobs at risk

Camera retailer Jessops is to appoint administrators for the second time in little more than a year, in a move that puts 120 jobs at risk.

The business, controlled by Dragons’ Den panellist Peter Jones, said it had filed a notice to appoint administrators after being hit hard by lockdown restrictions. The filing temporarily shields Jessops from creditors and gives it breathing space to find a way for the business to carry on, the company said.

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Cumbria coalmine plans pit climate protection against job creation

pubsub.dcentralisedmedia.com / TheGuardian-Australia · Thursday, 4 February, 2021 - 19:06

Local divisions over Woodhouse Colliery scheme echo rows playing out at national level

Plans for the UK’s first deep coalmine in more than 30 years have led to local divisions in Cumbria, even as it becomes an international issue over the country’s climate change commitments.

James Hansen, one of the world’s foremost voices on the climate, this week took the unusual step of sending Boris Johnson a strongly worded letter warning that if the mine was allowed to proceed it would lead to “ignominy and humiliation” for the UK.