A young black Carphone Warehouse worker has won a race discrimination claim after his boss told him not to speak to customers in Kensington as if they were from Brixton. Daniel Foster was sacked after working just three shifts with his new manager who suggested the way staff should speak to customers was different in … Read more
Shares in Dignity tumbled after it accused its largest investor of trying to take it over on the sly. The UK’s only listed funeral firm urged shareholders to vote against a proposal by its biggest backer, Phoenix Asset Management Partners, to oust executive chairman Clive Whiley and replace him with one of its own bosses. … Read more
Shares in the UK’s only listed funeral provider leapt by almost two thirds after regulators parked plans to impose price caps on the industry. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into funeral firms last year after a 2018 study found high prices were being charged. These, the regulator said, took advantage of … Read more