MARCH 2019 ROUND-UP
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Queen’s University Belfast is working
with Rolls-Royce to develop the next
generation of aircraft engines and provide a raft of
high-value research jobs in the Belfast area.
The work which the team here at Queen’s is carrying
out supports Rolls-Royce’s aim to deliver more
efficient engines when we’re designing for the future.”
Frank Kirkland, chief designer for civil aviation, Rolls-Royce
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British Salt has unveiled a series of ground-breaking projects in its 50th anniversary year,
including a £7.2m investment in a new, best-in-class energy efficient boiler plant at its
site in Middlewich, Cheshire, designed to generate heat and electricity for the company’s
24-hour production process.
The new British Salt boiler plant represents the largest single investment in the company
since its inception. Scheduled to become operational in March 2020, it will be key to the
success of a secure energy supply for British Salt. The project brings parent company Tata
Chemicals Europe’s total investment in British Salt to £25m since 2015.
“Our 50th anniversary year heralds a major milestone in our future-proofing plant
investment initiative,” said Ladan Iravanian, general manager for salt & sodium bicarbonate
at Tata Chemicals Europe. “Undoubtedly, 2018 was an exceptionally busy year for our
business, as we continued to invest millions of pounds in our facilities to ensure that we’re
in great shape to deliver for our customers over the next 50 years and beyond. However,
2019 will see further, unprecedented high-profile investment in the site and its people. Our
Cheshire salt reserves will last for the next 300 years, so we have a strong resource base
upon which to build a sustainable future.”
Holiday pay focus
of BEIS campaign
A new campaign
launched by the
Department for
Business, Energy &
Industrial Strategy
(BEIS) aims to remove
some of the confusion
around holiday pay.
The 2017 Unpaid
Britain report found
that the equivalent of
1.8 million workers in
the UK do not receive
the minimum holiday
pay that they are legally
entitled to.
The campaign is part
of the government’s
response to these
figures, and the wider
Taylor Review of
workers’ rights.
Research conducted
by Kantar alongside the
launch of the campaign
found a clear lack of
knowledge amongst
workers around their
holiday pay entitlement.
For instance, 52%
of those surveyed
incorrectly thought
they had to work for
three months before
they were entitled to
holiday pay.
British Salt
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