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CTV News
9 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Coast Guard hovercraft grounded
Coast Guard hovercraft grounded A pair of highly specialized vessels that serve public safety on the West Coast have been grounded by a lack of staff.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Edinburgh council to look into giving workers four-day week
City of Edinburgh Council is to look into the possibilty of introducing a four day week for its employees. Councillors voted for a motion put forward by Claire Miller, who said the move could provide a new way to help with staffing and morale. The Scottish Green councillor told a full council meeting it would help fill empty roles and aid with poor health. Several councils in the UK have expressed interest in testing a four-day work week, with South Cambridgeshire District Council being the first to trial it. Officers will now prepare a report for the city council's finance and resources committee with information and data on recruitment, retention, productivity and health of workers. It will also explore the evidence from reduced or four-day week pilots, trials, and permanent models in relevant Miller said: "The four day week is a policy where our services remain as they are and there are no changes as far as the residents are concerned in terms of the opening hours provided to them."Studies into a four day week show productivity remains the same or in some cases can actually improve, and a great proportion of the working week is given back to people for their own responsibilities for rest and for leisure."A four day week is that rare unicorn policy, one where we can help our budgets but we would also be providing genuine benefits for our workers and through them to our residents." Scottish Conservative councillor Christopher Cowdy warned that the report needed to be "balanced and grounded". He said the council should be cautious in their interpretation from limited trials such as a Cambridgeshire pilot, and that Edinburgh residents should also be consulted.
CBS News
20 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
Legendary Chicago restaurant Gale Street Inn closes in Jefferson Park
The Gale Street Inn, a legendary restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood, has abruptly closed its doors, apparently for good. The Gale Street Inn first opened its doors in 1960. Late Wednesday night they posted a video of the inside of the restaurant with the text "It's been a heck of a run Chicago, thank you!" Thursday morning they followed up with a second Instagram post, writing they have closed their restaurant. "Hiring and retaining quality staff has proven too tough for too long," they wrote in the post. "We are tired of sucking, we have standards you know. But overworking our existing crew is not the answer. There are simply too many of you and not enough of us." They thanked their current and past employees, their guests, and their vendors, and apologized for the sudden closure. "There is no gracious way to close a retail business and we apologize for the inconveniences in advance," they wrote. Google had listed the restaurant as permanently closed by 11 a.m. Wednesday.
CTV News
20 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
Sudbury hospital annual meeting highlights success, challenges
Northern Ontario Watch Some of the highlights from the Health Sciences North annual hospital meeting are the hiring of 900 new staff and 32 physicians.
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
United CEO Weighs in on Recent Issues at Newark
"It's indicative of the need to get back to full staffing and to upgrade the infrastructure and the technology and the facilities at the FAA." United CEO Scott Kirby weighs in on recent issues at Newark.
