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Gulf Business
3 days ago
- Business
- Gulf Business
Sharjah: 400 new government jobs approved
Image credit: Getty Images Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved 400 new government jobs in the emirate, which will be filled after the Eid Al Adha holiday. Read- The Sharjah Ruler also approved the implementation plan for the Sharjah Programme to Qualify and Train Job Seekers. The initiative will run from July 1 to December 31, 2025, with a total budget of Dhs55.8m. The programme aims to enhance employment opportunities and support national talent. Meanwhile, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairman of the Energy Council, chaired the council's second meeting on Monday morning. The Council members were briefed on the latest developments in the energy sector and the performance of relevant entities. Highlights included projects to diversify energy sources, advance systems and technologies in line with international standards, and support carbon reduction and neutrality goals. The council also reviewed the outcomes of recent work visits to countries leading in sustainable energy and water practices. Discussions included future project proposals aimed at expanding clean energy sources and optimising the use of natural resources without harming the environment.
New York Times
6 days ago
- Automotive
- New York Times
A Bruised Musk Leaves Washington: Takeaways From the Trump News Conference
Elon Musk is leaving Washington after a tenure in government marked by controversy. He clashed with cabinet secretaries. He took a chain-saw approach to slashing government jobs. He never came close to cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget, like he had promised. On Friday, President Trump gave him a send-off in the Oval Office that was meant to give him a boost as he turns his focus back to his businesses. Mr. Musk, dressed in black and sporting a black eye, stood next to the president during a joint news conference. Here are six takeaways: Trump is standing by Musk. Mr. Trump wanted to send the message that he still supports his billionaire benefactor, who donated about $275 million to help him win the presidency. The president presented Mr. Musk with a golden key and portrayed him as a victim of unfair scrutiny. 'He had to go through the slings and the arrows, which is a shame,' Mr. Trump said. Tesla, Mr. Musk's carmaker, has faced protests, vandalism and plummeting stock prices as the billionaire deepened his involvement with right-wing politics. The relationship between the two men started out rocky. Mr. Musk once suggested Mr. Trump shouldn't run for office, and the president brushed him off. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Sun
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Labour must ignore the protests of their union pals and cut Whitehall back down to size
Axe the Blob SOARING numbers of Government pen-pushers have been a massive drain on the public purse. Worse, as the Civil Service has ballooned, productivity has collapsed. 1 Slashing 80,000 unnecessary jobs over the next two years would save the Chancellor £5billion while protecting services, according to a report by two senior mandarins. Their findings are damning. Tens of thousands of workers hired for no reason; salaries way over the odds; work being done in duplicate. Depressingly, there is now one member of HR staff for every one-and-a-half civil servants. And while private sector workers struggle to save, gold-plated Government pensions mean some will earn more in retirement than in their jobs. That can't carry on. The brutal truth for the Tories is that they lost all control as the workforce grew to its second largest ever. Labour — desperate to reduce spending — must ignore the protests of their union pals, and cut Whitehall back down to size. WFH FURY Civil servants will STRIKE over two-day work from home order as bosses order them back in after waiting times rose Glass houses But the Prime Minister and his Chancellor would probably do better to concentrate on delivering solutions themselves. The PM accused Reform of offering 'fantasy economics' and compared its plans to Liz Truss's disastrous mini Budget of 2022. Yet rowing back on welfar e and giving unions huge pay rises has left Rachel Reeves facing a black hole of her OWN of anything between £30billion and £60billion. The best way for Labour to take on Reform's surge is by delivering economic growth and putting money back in voters' pockets. What rights? THANKFULLY a compensation claim made by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been thrown out. But how did Hashem Abedi's sickening demand over 'equality rights' ever get so far? Time and again, the State has rolled over for his terror-loving family. Hashem received £350,000 in legal aid — despite refusing to come to court. His suicide bomber brother Salman raked in tens of thousands in benefits and student loans while plotting his outrage. Even after being jailed for 55 years Hashem was given a cushy kitchen job, only for him to brutally attack guards. Let this be the last time this monster is ever indulged.
Times
21-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Should public sector pensions be less generous?
A saver would need to put away £10,500 a year for 46 years to get the £72,000-a-year retirement income that comes with the best government jobs. But salaries in the public sector tend to be much less generous compared with the private sector. So would it be fair to cut back on those generous public pension schemes? We hear two opposing views. Tom McPhail, an independent pension expert Yes of course they should, for three reasons. First, we can't afford to keep paying it at the level we are. In fact, there are a lot of things we can't afford, but, like drunken lottery winners, we keep spending money on. The UK's budget deficit this year is about £130 billion; that's on top of the
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Thousands of UK civil servant jobs to leave London
Thousands of civil servants are to be moved out of London under plans to save money and shift government jobs to offices across the government is aiming to cut the number of roles in London by 12,000 and close 11 offices in the capital to save £94m a year by changes will see two new government campuses opened in Manchester and Aberdeen, and roles created in other towns and welcomed proposals to relocate officials but said they wanted more details on how civil servants would be impacted. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said the government wanted to move decision-making "closer to communities all across the UK".He said: "By relocating thousands of civil service roles we will not only save taxpayers money, we will make this government one that better reflects the country it serves."Shadow Conservative Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart said the plans showed Labour was "fundamentally unserious about reducing the size of the state and working more efficiently on behalf of taxpayers".He accused Labour of "shuffling things around and making empty promises"."Only the Conservatives are serious about reducing the size of the state and making it work more efficiently for British taxpayers," he departments are being asked to submit their plans for relocating staff, including senior civil servants, as part of a spending review.A government source told the BBC the exact number of civil servants relocated will be determined by the spending review, which is due to be completed in Labour government has set out a number of reforms to shrink the size of the civil service, which ministers believe is bloated and Rachel Reeves has promised to reduce government running costs by 15% by the end of the decade, and the Cabinet Office is looking to cut 2,100 jobs in its department over the next two number of civil service staff has increased considerably since 2016, with the headcount topping 514,000 at the end of last year, according to the Institute for year, a government source told the BBC more than 10,000 civil servants jobs could be cut as part of Labour's push for savings across all departments. Regional campuses On Wednesday, the government will outline plans to locate 50% of UK-based senior civil servants in regional offices by government wants to create three new regional campuses, one in Manchester focused on digital innovation and AI and a second in Aberdeen focused on energy. The third location is yet to be is already home to major offices of the science and culture departments, while Aberdeen houses the new Great British Energy roles will be created in Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Darlington, Newcastle and Tyneside, Sheffield, Bristol, Edinburgh, Belfast and York, with the changes expected to bring £729m to the local economy by the offices being closed in London is 102 Petty France, one of the largest government offices in the capital and home to around 7,000 civil servants in the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts and Tribunal Service, Crown Prosecution Service and the Government Legal Government will also close 39 Victoria Street, which has been home to the Department of Health and Social Care since the end of 2017. Prospect union general secretary Mike Clancy said hundreds of thousands of civil servants already work outside of London and welcomed plans to "empower" he added: "We have been here before with similar announcements, if this one is to be different, government needs to work closely with unions both on specific relocation plans and on the wider civil service reform agenda."Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union, said civil servants "need to be able to build careers for the longer-term across the UK, including in London where there will now be fewer opportunities".Penman said Wednesday's announcement meant "uncertainty" for "civil servants working in offices whose closures have been announced today" and the FDA looked forward to seeing more detail.
