Workers’ rights: £60bn industry warns against Labour overhaul Business The government’s flagship workers’ rights legislation is poised to have “serious unintended consequences” for firms’ capacity to take on new staff and offer them sufficient hours if ministers fail to consult more closely with employers, more than 120 facilities management bosses have warned. Writing in an open letter signed by the likes of FTSE 250 [...]
Mitie: Shard-based outsourcing giant toasts to double-digit growth Business Outsourcing giant Mitie has reported double-digit growth after a record number of contract deals and extensions in the first half of the year. The FTSE-250 firm said that revenue increased by 13 per cent, to £2.4bn, in the half-year ended 30 September, up from £2.1bn last year. This was driven by a 45 per cent [...]
