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Darren Stewart
The board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation is expected to table alternative proposals to planned jobs cuts at its meeting this week, the Department of Communications and Technology said in a statement on Wednesday.
The commitment came after engagements between minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams; her counterpart at Labour, Thulas Nxesi; unions and the SABC officials over the weekend. The meeting was aimed at ending the deadlock over retrenchments at the broadcaster, in a process expected to affect some 300 positions.
According to a statement, the ministers made a number of alternative proposals to parties to consider and explore. The SABC board has requested to be afforded time to look at the proposals in their next board meeting, which will be held this coming Friday.
Steve Blampied, head of the directly managed branch network, said: We continue to look for a long-term solution and will consider all options for providing post office services in the South Woodford area.
Dreadful news. Will object to comments@postofficereviews.co.uk and work with @wesstreeting to oppose this. Local residents already fed up with Royal Mail since the sorting office closed. All as predicted due to privatisation. @IlfordRecorder@SoWoSocietyhttps://t.co/yRey06QoEO Beverley Brewer (@Beverley E18) January 27, 2021 This could include re-opening a branch in new premises operated by a retail partner or opening several smaller branches in the area, providing customers with greater convenience and longer opening hours.
Scotland editor
SCOTTISH Labour leadership candidate Monica Lennon has unveiled a plan to end child poverty within a decade as she ramps up her campaign for the party’s top job.
The Central Scotland MSP, who would lead the party at Holyrood if elected, said that years of unfulfilled promises from the SNP government have left too many young people suffering.
Outlining her plan in a column in today’s Daily Record, Ms Lennon proposed an increase in the child payment to £30 a week, extra financial support for councils and the provision of an “affordable” home for all.
The MSP also pledged to ensure that no child was disadvantaged by the benefit cap or “rape clause.”
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Further strikes by UK energy workers
Following a five-day strike, engineers and office staff at energy company British Gas, owned by Centrica, held a further strike on Wednesday with another due today.
The GMB union members voted by an 89 percent majority for action. They are opposed to the company’s plans to “fire and rehire,” putting workers on a contract with less favourable conditions and 20 percent pay cut. Those involved in the strike included 4,000 service and repair gas engineers, 1,700 smart metering engineers, 600 central heating installers, 540 electrical engineers and 170 specialist business gas engineers. The strikers carried out socially distanced pickets throughout the country.