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Sicknote Britain! How days off due to illness have doubled in six years and costing UK firms an extra £30billion a year
Soaring workplace illness is costing UK firms an extra £30billion a year with days off sick doubling since 2018, a report reveals. Employees now phone in sick an average of 6.7 days a year, which is up from 3.7 days six years ago. This means the annual cost of staff absence has increased by £5
EXCLUSIVEWoolworths change impacting customers paying by cash
Woolworths has quietly expanded a controversial payment method that has infuriated advocates for cash at stores across the country. Checkout machines that require customers to pay by inserting notes and coins, instead of handing cash to a worker, have been slowly rolled out at Woolworths Metro stores since 2020. These machines are also being trialled at
BREAKING NEWSWhy the latest inflation figures are bad news for Aussies struggling with the cost-of-living crisis
Home borrowers face yet another interest rate hike with inflation climbing again. The consumer price index grew by 3.8 per cent in the year to June, putting it even further above the Reserve Bank's 2 to 3 per cent target. The latest headline inflation numbers, released on Wednesday, are even worse than the March quarter's 3.6 per
The new face of homelessness in Australia
The new face of homelessness in Australia BBC Mary, 71, became homeless when her landlord evicted her and she couldn't find another affordable place to rent This isn’t the retirement that Mary had dreamed of. The former midwife spent years living on a cattle station with her husband on the north-western edge of Australia -
Michigan GOP candidates blame $4 gas prices on incumbent Dems as swing state races heat up
DEXTER, Mich. – Rising prices at the pump in Michigan will have major implications this November for Vice President Kamala Harris, where the swing state’s House, Senate, and presidential elections are still in a dead heat since her rise to the top of the ticket. As of publication, the average price of gas in Michigan
Homebuying is hard in these counties that could decide the election, but it’s harder in the U.S. overall
Homes are getting less affordable for buyers all over the country — including in places where the 2024 presidential race could be decided. But market conditions in six key swing counties aren’t quite as bad as they are in the U.S. as a whole, NBC News’ Home Buyer Index shows. In Erie County, Pennsylvania, for
All ByteDance apps banned from House devices
The House of Representatives will block and remove all ByteDance apps from House-managed devices by Aug. 15, House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor announced Tuesday in an internal notice obtained by NBC News. TikTok, which ByteDance also owns, has already been banned from House devices since December 2022 and has faced a number of
EXCLUSIVEThe wealthy sanctuary state that’s going broke under its $1.8 trillion migrant ‘time bomb’
It's one of the wealthiest states in America, with residents of its fanciest zip code luxuriating in $3 million red-brick apartments. But the writing is on the wall for Massachusetts, says an alarming new study. The 50,000 non-legal migrants who've entered the state since Joe Biden became president are putting a costly strain on schools
Kamala Harris Ad Says Trump Wants To End Affordable Care Act – Does He?
While some of Kamala Harris' attacks on Donald Trump and JD Vance have taken an unexpected turn, calling the Republican pair "weird," a more traditional ad released this week warned voters what Democrats think Trump will do to the Affordable Care Act. In the new ad, "fearless" Harris' record as a prosecutor, attorney general, and
JD Vance’s History Of Criticizing Childless Americans Unearthed After Controversial ‘Cat Ladies’ Comment
Forbes Business Breaking JD Vance’s History Of Criticizing Childless Americans Unearthed After Controversial ‘Cat Ladies’ Comment Sara Dorn Forbes Staff Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics. Following Jul 30, 2024, 11:53am EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, has