Rising bill largely result of ‘staggering’ levels of presenteeism causing loss of productivity The hidden cost of rising workplace sickness in the UK has increased to more than £100bn a year, largely caused by a loss of productivity amid “staggering” levels of presenteeism, a report warns. Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

In the past five years, 1,000 postal workers have had a finger partly or fully bitten off through a letterbox. Many others have experienced horrific, life-changing injuries, too. Why is this problem suddenly so much worse? Early in December last year, Kirsteen Hobson was covering a colleague’s round. A postal worker for the past nine […]

Wealth taxes could raise £10bn to help plug Tory budget hole, say economists Rachel Reeves could quickly find around £10bn a year to plug half of the fiscal hole left by the Conservatives if she were to raise taxes on soaring levels of unearned wealth, according to leading economists. New research by the independent Resolution F

Lack of competition ‘failing consumers’, with drivers paying £1.6bn more than they should have in 2023 UK drivers are still being overcharged for fuel, according to the competition watchdog, which said motorists shelled out £1.6bn more than they should have last year alone. In its cost of living report, the Competition and Markets Authority (C

Massive’ coordinated attacks on TGV bring severe disruption to France’s busiest rail lines France’s high-speed rail network has been hit by coordinated “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have brought major disruption to many of the country’s busiest rail lines hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The state-owned ra