Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm’s meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder. Other breaches of the policy included sharing the vouchers with others or going over budget, […]
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Businesses have been banned from withholding tips or service charges from their staff under new rules that have come into force. All tips, whether in cash or by card, must be shared between workers by law in Britain, with millions
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Record high inflation was caused by the Bank of England keeping interest rates too low for too long, according to its former head. Lord Mervyn King said inflation has now been tamed, but criticised all central banks for failing to
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The six bosses at one of the firms involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis’ reunion tour have received a £14.8m total dividend for 2023. The directors got the payout after the firm, SJM, made a £11.8m pre-tax
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Getty Images In 2010 the Gulf state of Qatar bought luxury department store Harrods for £1.5bn, via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. It should have been the jewel in the Qatari crown. However, Harrods now faces serious
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BBC The residents of Northstowe in Cambridgeshire have been given a lot of assurances. The plan is for more than 10,000 new homes for 26,000 people as part of the UK’s first new town since Milton Keynes was built six
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Workers who leave the head office to buy a cup of coffee are costing an Australian mining firm too much money, according to its boss. Managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison said during a financial results presentation on Wednesday
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Artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia says its revenues for the three months to the end of July more than doubled compared to a year earlier, hitting a record $30bn (£24.7bn). However, the firm’s shares fell by more than 6%
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Water companies will say later today that a planned cap on bill increases would create a “material risk” they would fail to raise the investment needed to stop sewage spills. In July, regulator Ofwat has proposed an average £19 a
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