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Image copyright Getty Images Chat about football or cricket in the workplace should be curtailed, a management body has warned. Ann Francke, head of the Chartered Management Institute, said sports chat can exclude women and lead to more laddish behaviour. “A lot of women, in particular, feel left out,” she told the BBC’s Today programme. […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Air India has been haemorrhaging money for years The Indian government’s announcement that it will sell its entire stake in its national carrier, Air India, is being seen as a much more exciting proposition for potential buyers. A document, inviting expressions of interest, was released on Monday. It says

Image copyright Getty Images Companies in China have advised staff to work from home in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Businesses are also offering workers longer holidays, as well as telling employees returning from the most affected areas to stay away from work. It comes after the Chinese government extended

Image copyright PA Media So far in 2020, there have been almost 10,000 retail job losses, according to retail sector analysts, with more failures forecast. In total, 9,949 jobs have gone, the Centre for Retail Research said. A further 1,200 jobs are under threat with the collapse of Beales and Hawkin’s Bazaar last week. “We’re

The fashion industry is hugely polluting, producing about 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions – and it’s under huge pressure to become more sustainable. But with the rise of fashion houses selling cheaper clothes, will people want to pay more for ethically made garments? Patrick Grant, British menswear designer and judge on the Great British

Image caption Dan Robson wants to encourage kids to learn about growing from seeds Choose one word to define toys in recent years and it would be “collectable”. Every box and packet, from pocket money mini-figures to expensive construction sets, urged children and their parents to complete the set. In other words, buy more. Now

“Get Brexit done” was a powerful slogan for Boris Johnson during the election campaign, but what exactly does it mean? Many businesses are still confused about how the trading partnership with the EU is likely to look after 31 January. One of those businesses is Babycup, a small manufacturer of drinking cups for babies and

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The coins had to be re-produced after Brexit was delayed A commemorative 50p coin marking the UK’s departure from the EU has been unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid. The coins bear the inscription “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations” and the date of 31 January. Mr Javid had

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK leaves the EU on Friday The government is aiming to secure a “zero tariff, zero quota” free trade deal with the EU, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has said. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr the UK would not diverge from current EU trade regulations “for the sake

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The bulk of British Steel’s 4,000 staff work at the Scunthorpe plant Turkish industrial giant Cengiz says it is ready to bid for British Steel if a planned sale to Jingye falls through. “We are watching developments closely and are ready to make a bid for the whole of British