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It has been termed “the Great Resignation” and a “turnover tsunami”. But whether it is because of a shift in priorities during the pandemic or simply a desire for a change, many people have left their jobs, or are thinking of leaving. In the US, the department of labour reported a record 4m resignations in …

The TUC is urging the government to abandon plans to scrap the furlough scheme at the end of next month and instead build on the wage subsidy experiment to create a permanent short-time working scheme. Plans drawn up by the TUC would protect workers against recessions, a new wave of the pandemic or the transition …

The competition watchdog has sided with Great Britain’s energy regulator after an industry rebellion over a clampdown on the returns energy network companies can make at the expense of customer bills. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) received multiple appeals from energy companies, including National Grid and Scottish Power, earlier this year after Ofgem set …

Winchester has become the least affordable city in the UK to buy a home, as property prices average 14 times people’s earnings. The Hampshire city has overtaken Oxford, according to analysis by Halifax, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. A home in Winchester will set buyers back an average £630,432 – the highest in the country …

I face being unable to secure a mortgage and losing the property I want to buy because of an anomaly with address formats in Edinburgh. The flat I rent appears in two ways: Royal Mail lists it as 5/7, while on the electoral roll it is 5 3F1 (building no 5, third-floor, flat 1). My …