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overloaded NHS, he said.
The measure had damaged Britain’s work ethic, he insisted, while little had been done to emphasise the importance of facetoface collaboration, shared culture, mental health, productivity and output. The government had also neglected the training of young, new employees, which Dyson said was vital for the success of both businesses and employees.
Britain was capable of shaking off its “Covid inertia”, he added, but declared that things could be turned round only if fastgrowing companies were allowed to thrive there.
TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE Spanish bankers were amongst 1,957 European bankers who earned more than €1 million in 2021.
European Banking Authority figures revealed that the number of highly paid bankers throughout Europe had increased by more than 40 per cent from the 1,383 employees listed in 2020.
It also pointed out that the best paid banking jobs have decamped from London to other EU capitals following Brexit, as the EBA statistics logically ex cluded those working in UK. In contrast, before Britain’s EU exit, its bankers were routinely listed amongst Europe’s top earners.
According to the EBA, the increase in Europe’s €1 million plus earners was the result of booming profits from investment banking “together with further relocations of staff after Brexit from the UK to the EU” as well as an overall increase in salary levels.
Seventy per cent of the high earners were employed by banks operating in Spain, France and Italy, the EBA said.
The single highest paid banker was an unnamed Spaniard who, the EBA disclosed, had earned between €14 and €15 million, describing it as a “significant amount of variable remuneration” corresponding to severance pay.
This was also 466 times more than the country’s average salary.
A further three bank employees, who worked in Spain, France and Germany respectively, each took home between €13 and €14 million in 2021.
HOUSEHOLDS are still trying to cut down on energy bills as Spain and the UK endure another cold snap.
This prompted the Daily Mail’s money experts to examine whether putting on an extra jersey was cheaper than turning up the thermostat when the thermometer plummets.
Assuming that people feel chilly once an indoor temperature drops below the World Health Organisation’s recommended 18 degrees, the investigators found that an extra layer really makes a difference.
Putting on another winter woolly will save a family an annual £250 (€285) at present, they said, adding that this would rise to £300 (€342) after the British government readjusts its energy price guarantee in April.
