The takeaway company Just Eat is planning to open a customer service site in north-east England, which will employ 1,500 people as it brings jobs back from India and Bulgaria. The business said that it would invest £100m in the region over the next five years, with staff working partly from home and partly from its new Sunderland-based office. – Guardian
Several UK energy suppliers have said they will raise the price of their standard gas and electricity tariffs to the maximum limit set by the energy regulator for the coming winter. Ofgem’s price cap will climb to its highest level since it was introduced in early 2019 owing to a surge in global gas market prices. The regulator said that for 11 million households who pay by direct debit, energy bills would increase from an average of £1,138 a year to £1,277 from October. – Guardian
Amazon is paying new warehouse recruits a £1,000 bonus in an effort to win workers amid a mounting UK hiring crisis. The US tech giant is advertising for “urgently needed” warehouse staff for its sites across the UK, including Darlington, Dartford, Swansea, Redditch and Coventry. Amazon is the latest company to introduce new joiner bonuses as UK companies struggle with staff shortages caused by a combination of Brexit, the coronavirus and self-isolation rules. – Telegraph
Lord Rose of Monewden, the former boss of Marks & Spencer, has been lined up as chairman of Asda as it searches for a replacement chief executive. Rose, 72, is being considered by the Issa brothers, owners of Asda, after the abrupt departure this month of Roger Burnley as chief executive. Rose is already chairman of EG Group, the brothers’ petrol station business, after it moved to allay concerns about its corporate governance earlier this year. – The Times
Sales of Tesla electric cars topped £1 billion in Britain last year. The latest filings at Companies House of Tesla Motors Ltd, the UK distributor, show revenues for 2020 of £1.14 billion. On that it reported a pre-tax profit of £14.5 million, up from £5.1 million in 2019 when revenues were £559 million. It paid tax of £2.7 million in 2020. – The Times
