Five months of travel chaos loom as Avanti staff vow Sunday walkouts
Train travellers face up to five months of disruption on the West Coast Main Line, as the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union launches a series of Sunday strikes from 12 January to 25 May. The action follows the rejection of
Shops and restaurants brace for record employment tax surge after Reeves’s budget raid
Retailers and hospitality firms are staring at an unprecedented rise in staff tax bills this year, triggered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions alongside an above-inflation hike to the minimum wage. New figures compiled by the
Trump’s former air chief may helm EPA landing team
Former acting EPA air chief Anne Idsal Austin is a member of the Trump transition landing team at the agency — and may be leading it, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the transition. The Texas lawyer, who
Trump taps more business leaders as ambassadors
President-elect Donald Trump has selected two more wealthy business leaders for ambassadorships. He has tapped health care executive Benjamin Leon Jr. for the post in Spain and chosen entrepreneur Joe Popolo to head to the Netherlands. Both positions will require
House Republican conference staffs up ahead of 119th Congress
The House Republican Conference is staffing up heading into the 119th Congress. Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) announced a slate of senior staff, pulling many from her own staff and from GOP conference staff under Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.):