Companies may soon be required to publish their ethnic pay gaps under new legislation following a review ordered by Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week confirmed the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities would reconsider current legislation which only requires organisations to publish a disparity in gender pay. The new proposal, which … Read more
Unscrupulous advertisers are mimicking the names of legitimate debt charities, research has revealed, raising fears that vulnerable people looking for help are at risk of bad advice. Since the start of April, nine companies purporting to offer debt advice have been placed on the Financial Conduct Authority’s blacklist of unauthorised firms, according to exclusive analysis … Read more
Travel companies are offering up to 65 per cent off summer holidays – but tourism experts are warning Britons the trips may not end up going ahead. The bargain packages are being advertised on booking sites for as early as July in a bid to salvage the season. It came as last night the holiday … Read more
Big companies slammed over furlough abuse: Firms tapping funds aimed at saving jobs while plotting to fire thousands By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:22 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 29 May 2020 Boris Johnson has been urged to crack down on firms which furlough staff who they expect to … Read more
Regulator warns it has ‘serious concerns’ over train companies’ £7.5bn pensions black hole By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 Train companies are facing a pensions black hole estimated to be worth £7.5billion. The Pensions Regulator has warned it has … Read more
Tobacco companies have been working on new accessories that bypass the UK’s ban on menthol cigarettes, which comes into force this week, according to a new study. UK researchers say tobacco companies have used a four-year period to prepare for the ban by developing new products such as menthol filters and ‘flavour cards’ that make … Read more
There is no end in sight to the serious global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). But resourceful British engineers and entrepreneurs are finding that there is one part of the PPE armoury that can be created in the UK cheaply and relatively easily – the visor, or face shield. And now Mail Force, the … Read more
REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
With the possibility of winter holidays clouded with uncertainty, desperate holiday companies are slashing prices by hundreds of pounds to secure bookings. Tui has dropped the cost of one ten-night break in the Maldives starting on November 29 by £400. Two weeks ago the firm was advertising, through price-comparison site TravelSupermarket, an all-inclusive stay for … Read more
Insurers are threatening to sue the very same companies taking them to court over unpaid business interruption claims. In recent weeks there has been a series of disagreements between firms forced to close due to coronavirus and the insurers refusing to pay out their business interruption claims. Policyholders are taking Hiscox to court in a class action … Read more