Why the Post Office was able to bring private prosecutions in the Horizon IT scandal: The UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that is government will introduce blanket legislation to clear sub-postmasters convicted of wrongdoing as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal . Between 1999 and 2015 – and potentially much earlier …
Mr Bates vs The Post Office depicts one of the UK’s worst miscarriages of justice: here’s why so many victims didn’t speak out: The new ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is an incredibly important vehicle for getting the story of what is increasingly recognised as one of the greatest miscarriages of …
Work Christmas parties: know your rights so things don’t go wrong at your office do: Cookie Studio/Shutterstock Back in 2000, financial publisher Bloomberg blew a reported £1 million on an office party with a “seven deadly sins” theme for its 1,500 British employees. As well as a “lust room” containing a 25-foot-wide bed of purple …
Israel and Palestine in the therapist’s office: how counsellors support people without taking sides: SeventyFour/Shutterstock War and politics can cause serious mental anguish and trauma, even for people thousands of miles away from a conflict. Counsellors who specialise in loss and grief may well meet clients who have lost relatives in conflicts such as those …
Why converting office space into flats won’t solve the housing crisis: The UK government is proposing to further relax planning rules as part of its long-term plan for housing. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities aims to extend what are known as “permitted development rights” (PDR) in England. This would widen a previous …
Giorgia Meloni: how the realities of office trumped the Italian prime minister’s radicalism: A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to be a radical one. This was not just because of her party’s roots in the extreme right but also because she came to office promising …
The Post Office scandal is possibly the largest miscarriage of justice in UK history – and it’s not over yet: The Post Office scandal involves miscarriages of justice involving hundreds of innocent people who were wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting. It has been going on for over 20 years, with the Post …
Frontline Managed Services Expands Global Presence with Launch of South Africa Office: Cape Town, 7 July 2023 – Frontline Managed Services, the leading global provider of outsourced solutions to over 800 firms in the legal and accounting markets, is proud to announce the opening of its new office in South Africa. This strategic expansion represents …
Boris Johnson: freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous: The House of Commons committee of privileges has published its long awaited report on the conduct of Boris Johnson and the conclusions are damming. If Mr Johnson were still a Member he should be suspended from the service …
Working in an office can harm your health – depending on where it is and the length of your commute: Commuting more than five hours per week had a number of negative consequences. Tania Volosianko/ Shutterstock In the past year, a growing number of companies have asked employees to return to the office either full- …
The Home Office is sabotaging its own plan to tackle the asylum backlog: There are more than 166,000 people in the UK awaiting a decision on their asylum claim. Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock To cope with a record high backlog of asylum applications, the Home Office has announced it will instruct thousands of applicants to complete …
SerpentCS Continues Global Expansion With Opening First office at Kenya: Renowned Odoo Gold partner ‘Serpent Consulting Services’, having the HQ in India expands the high-performance ERP software solutions & Services to accelerate the growth to the African Region with a first office in KENYA. Due to remarkable growth over the last few years and in …
Four tips to avoid your office Christmas party turning into a superspreader event: Undrey/Shutterstock With Christmas just a month away, the good news is that COVID cases in the UK have been falling, and are now at the lowest we’ve seen them for some time. Meanwhile, the number of new flu infections remains stable. And …
Paul Biya has been Cameroon’s president for 40 years – and he might win office yet again: France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) poses with Cameroon's President Paul Biya as he arrives for talks at the Presidential Palace in Yaounde, on July 26, 2022. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images At 89 years old, one …
LG launches Air Solutions Office: LG Electronics, renowned for its optimized HVAC solutions for all climate needs, recently announced the brand-new opening of an Air Solutions Showroom, Academy and Office in Brackenfell, Western Cape. This facility will offer dedicated Air Solutions support for consultants, contractors, and HVAC industry professionals, and open its doors on 14 …
Horrible bosses: how algorithm managers are taking over the office: Monster Ztudio/Shutterstock The 1999 cult classic film Office Space depicts Peter’s dreary life as a cubicle-dwelling software engineer. Every Friday, Peter tries to avoid his boss and the dreaded words: “I’m going to need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow.” This scene is …
Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom: Vasin Leenanuruksa / Alamy A ‘network state’ is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralised. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are …
Workplace romance: four questions to ask yourself before dating someone from the office: Arturs Budkevics / Shutterstock In the digital age, online dating and swiping right are the status quo for romance. Practically gone are the days of meeting “the one” in a pub. But what about flirting by the water cooler or over Zoom? …