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Shorts, strappy tops, sandals: Can my boss tell me what to wear in summer?
BBC News Some 40% of adults considered tank tops or vest tops acceptable for women at work, compared with only 24% who said the same for men, according to Ipsos. Natasia, a teacher in London, says at a previous school she and other staff had been summoned “regularly in the summer months to tell us […]
Banned from football at home, Afghan women’s team reunite 8,000 miles away
BBC News She studies criminal justice at college, plays football and makes decisions independently. “Having that freedom is incredible,” she says. Yet she admits she often feels guilty and desperately sad about the freedoms denied to women back home. “Millions of girls don’t have the chance to study or follow their dreams. I feel I […]
Reform UK pledges to jail bosses employing illegal workers
BBC News Reform UK has pledged to imprison the bosses of companies employing illegal migrants and said it would fine larger firms 10 per cent of their global revenues. The party said its aim was to stop delivery and gig economy companies profiting from illegal workers “without consequences”. Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said “young […]
Are AI recruitment tools affecting mid-life women’s careers?
BBC News The concerns raised in this article by interviewees relate to the use of AI-powered recruitment tools more broadly and are not directed at any single provider. Workday, the maker of popular AI-powered human resources software, is facing claims, external that it violated Californian law thousands of times by weeding out job applicants at […]
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
BBC News Transport for London (TfL), which operates the capital’s trains and buses, last year launched a public awareness campaign calling for passengers to be considerate after the results of a survey of 1,000 people said 70% of respondents found loud music and phone calls without headphones a nuisance. The Liberal Democrats say such behaviour […]
Half of vaccines are binned – this plant could change that
BBC News Prof Saul Faust, the director of the NIHR Clinical Research Facility in Southampton, said it gave “equivalent” immune responses to the conventional vaccine as well as being “safe and well tolerated” in the early stage studies. Faust added: “This obviously has potential to remove cold chain dependence, reduce wastage and improve access.” A […]
market’s biggest opportunities have room for multiple winners
Retail CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Wednesday that investors should stop treating the stock market like a winner-take-all game. “There’s room for many companies at each step of the AI food chain. It’s not kill or be killed,” the “Mad Money” host said. “The best stocks often belong to companies that have plenty of competition, […]
