Ministers vow to speed up justice for Post Office victims
The government says its plans for victims of the Horizon IT scandal will be published “shortly”.
The government says its plans for victims of the Horizon IT scandal will be published “shortly”.
After a few years of hefty pay increases, American workers can expect solid but not spectacular raises in 2024. On average, companies are planning for salary increases of 4% in 2024, according to a December survey of more than 1,800 employers by advisory firm Willis Towers Watson. That is down from the 4.4% raises that…
Newell Brands will slash about 7% of its office roles and pare down its real-estate footprint in an organizational realignment. The Atlanta-based maker of Rubbermaid and Sharpie said it expected to realize annual pretax savings of $65 million to $90 million net of reinvestment, the majority of which is expected this year. Copyright ©2024 Dow…
As Amazon and other big businesses ramp up efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, they’re putting pressure on their suppliers to do the same, and those who don’t may pay a big price. Starting in 2024, Amazon will require suppliers to share their emissions data, set emissions goals, and report on their progress, the e-commerce…
Listen to article (2 minutes) After Allstate suffered billions of dollars in losses and failed to get the rate increases it wanted, it resorted to the nuclear option. The insurance giant threatened last fall to stop renewing auto insurance for customers in three states that hadn’t given in to its demands, which would have left…
Business & FinanceEconomy 14 December 2023, 4:50 am 1 minute Reuters was first to report that the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) carried out its first climate risk assessment of more than two dozen banks in recent months, laying the groundwork for heightened scrutiny of Wall Street’s accounting for…
“Testing is important and extracting people who test positive is important, but people rely too heavily on testing. They’re lulled into a false sense of security by thinking that everyone on set is tested so they are safe, when the testing is only a snapshot. It’s just a moment in time,” the Warner Bros. employee…