Charlie Thompson, an employment lawyer at Stewarts, says the “overwhelming direction of travel” in gig economy cases is in favour of the individuals. The Uber drivers argue they are entitled to workers’ rights but the ride hailing firm, which is appealing a 2016 employment tribunal decision, claims they are self-employed. […]
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Ocado stuck in the queue as big payoff finally arrives
Meanwhile, its systems emphatically failed to cope with lockdown demand. Such was the surge in traffic to the website that Ocado servers thought they were under attack from cyber criminals. Many customers who were unable to get delivery slots for weeks went to Tesco, Sainsbury’s or Morrisons instead. Having spent […]
Rudderless leadership finally crashes Japanese clothier Renown
TOKYO — Japanese apparel maker Renown’s bankruptcy filing to the Tokyo District Court last week was actually prepared by a subsidiary because of disarray among the parent’s management, according to people familiar with the matter. Renown Agency, a unit operating as an insurance marketing agency, filed the application for court protection from […]
Lawrence Stroll made mistake of thinking Aston Martin had finally hit rock bottom
And yet, this is still isn’t as bad as it gets, not even close. The first-quarter figures only include a week of lockdown so imagine what the following quarter will look like with April, May and June lumped in together? No wonder Stroll says he’s keeping his financing options open. Having […]
Could Covid-19 finally solve the ‘productivity puzzle’?
The slowdown in productivity since the crisis has been the worst since the start of the Industrial Revolution when steam power was still in its infancy. Productivity is measured as output per hour worked or per worker. Increasing productivity and the amount of output a worker can generate is seen […]
Tajikistan finally confronts virus as Central Asian economies reel
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — After weeks of maintaining that anything but the coronavirus was behind a spike in deaths from respiratory problems, Tajikistan has finally shifted into COVID-19 crisis mode just as its neighbors tentatively emerge from weeks of lockdown. Tajikistan on April 30 confirmed that 15 coronavirus infections had been […]