Kremlin pays no attention to Kiev’s protest over Putin’s trip to Crimea
The Kremlin does not consider it is necessary to react towards Kiev’s note of protest over Vladimir Putin’s trip to Crimea as the Russian president can visit any region of the country, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today. “Ukraine traditionally voices protest, and we traditionally pay no attention to these protests,” Peskov said. “The president visits those Russian regions if he believes this is...
Number Of Workers Striking Hits Record Low
A total of 81,000 workers were involved in employment disputes in 2015 – the lowest since figures were first collected at the end of the 19th century – according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of working days lost through strike action last year was the second lowest since records began in 1891. In total 170,000 working days were lost, considerably less than the figure for 2014, which...