Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Toys R Us future in UK plunged into doubt over pension scheme

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Toys R Us’s future in the UK has been plunged into doubt after the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) said it would vote against the company’s rescue plan.The retailer was told to put £9m into its struggling pension fund by the PPF in order for it to support

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Toys R Us hangs by thread as rescue deal opposed

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

A rescue deal for Toys R Us UK is hanging by a thread after one of the company’s largest creditors confirmed it intended to oppose the overhaul later this week. The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) said it had failed to secure reassurances about the security of the

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Mobile phones: Send a text to end your contract

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Mobile phone users will soon be able to switch providers by sending a text to the operator they want to leave, the telecoms regulator has confirmed.Ofcom said the change meant customers could avoid a long call to their operator when they want to switch. In turn, they

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Brydon offers olive branch after victory over TCI

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

The chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has held out an olive branch to the investor who tried to oust him following a decisive victory at a shareholder summit on Tuesday. Sky News has learnt that Donald Brydon, who won the backing of approximately 79%

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Steel pensions: Decision deadline 'cannot be extended'

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

The deadline for British Steel pension members to decide on their future arrangements cannot be extended, the head of the scheme has said.The 122,000 members have until Friday to decide whether to stay in the current scheme. British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) trustee

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Uber a danger to public safety, warns union

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Uber drivers work “excessive hours”, making the taxi app service a danger to public safety, a union has warned.The GMB Union told Westminster Magistrates’ Court it had evidence that Uber “encourages and incentivises” its drivers to work

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May rebukes EU over 'bespoke' Brexit deal

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Downing Street has hit back at the European Union as the new battle lines for a Brexit trade deal were drawn. Theresa May’s spokesman expressed confidence that UK financial services would “get a good overall deal” despite Brussels’ chief

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'Old Mutt' clears first hurdle in break-up

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Yet that is effectively what Bruce Hemphill, the CEO at financial services combine Old Mutual, is doing. Old Mutual has now confirmed that, as Sky News reported last week, it is selling a chunk of its UK wealth management arm – which is led by star City investor

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Social media firms 'failing on hate speech'

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Victims of online hate speech are reporting abuse to social media companies but “are just getting no response at all”, the head of a parliamentary committee has complained. Yvette Cooper MP, the chair of the Home Affairs select committee, grilled Google,

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New build nightmare

ByNathan BissittDecember 19, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device Gas leaks, damp, holes in the floor and cracks in the walls – for some, their new homes have become “uninhabitable” less than a year after moving in.”Slugs, worms, beetles, spiders – they have