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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Tuesday 19th April 2022
5. The rising cost of living in Britain has led to households cancelling their streaming subscriptions.
A total of 1.51 million services were canned in the first three months of 2022, market research firm Kantar said.
4. After years of disruption, many firms are hoping for things to return to normal but it's not yet business as usual as the recent spike in Covid cases has caused havoc, with staff sickness impacting entire supply chains.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is now calling for all companies to be given free or cheap lateral flow tests.
3. Civil servants must stop working from home and return to the office to ensure government buildings are at full capacity, ministers have been told.
Cabinet Office minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has written to cabinet colleagues urging them to send a "clear message" to the civil service about returning.
2. Transport campaigners have welcomed a temporary sale on train tickets across the UK, but argue that costs should be cut even further.
The government's "Great British Rail Sale" will see prices slashed by as much as half, with cheaper off-peak travel on offer in April and May.
1. British employers are offering annual pay settlements worth an average increase of 2.8% to staff, well below the rate of inflation.
The Chartered Management Institute said many businesses were wary of offering pay rises when other costs were soaring and some feared that consumer demand would soon falter.