Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Employees to gain right to request flexible working from day one in new job
dailyrecord.co.ukright to request flexible working from the first day in a job. The move will lead to 2.2 million more people given the right, rather than having to wait for six months under current arrangements, said ministers.
The consultation will also consider cutting the current three-month period an employer has to consider any request. The UK Government said a range of flexible working methods will also be looked at, including job-sharing, flexitime, compressed hours and phased retirement, as well as working from home, a trend which has accelerated as a result of the pandemic.
A day-one right to a week's unpaid leave for carers balancing a job with caring responsibilities is also being planned. Ministers said there were some circumstances where.
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