In March, Asda released a new employment contact (6) which simplify terms for hourly paid workers and increased basic pay. Originally it was announced that employees had to sign the new contract 6 by midnight […]
Mergers and Acquisitions – A Fine Line Between Success and Failure
One of the main motivations for merging companies is synergy, which is the idea that by combining business activities, performance will increase and costs will decrease. Budgets for certain departments can be cut and the new, […]
5 unexpected benefits of coping with depression and anxiety
Most people that suffer with depression and/or anxiety will know just how overwhelming and debilitating it can be. I have realised that once you’ve worked through negative feelings there is, in fact, a silver lining. Now […]
Iain Duncan Smith resigns over planned disability benefit changes
Conservative MP, Iain Duncan Smith, has resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary over £4bn of planned cuts to disability benefits. In his Budget on Wednesday, Chancellor George Osborne had said that the government would be […]
Features | The truth about social class at uni
We might think University is a blank slate where we can start afresh, but our upbringing and background count for more than you might think. LS investigates the thorny issue of class. In a […]
Comment | No 'benefit' to anyone
You might have noticed that critics and fans have been raving in equal measure about Channel 4’s recent series, Benefits Street. Whether you tuned in to watch or recoiled at the premise of the program, […]
TV | Raised by Wolves – Just what comedy is howling out for
It is nothing short of miraculous that Raised by Wolves got commissioned, even for a just a pilot. But that isn’t meant as an indictment. For despite some rough edges, this half-hour sitcomcom written by […]