Move follows Guardian revelations of mini-umbrella companies dodging national insurance payments The outsourcing companies Serco and G4S have ordered the recruitment agencies that they rely on to provide workers for the NHS test-and-trace system to clean up their supply chains, after a Guardian investigation prompted concerns over tax dodging. Serco confirmed it had passed information on some of its suppliers […]
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Asian stocks ended mixed on Monday as investors weighed comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on interest rates against weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data released on Friday. Disappointing Chinese trade data also kept underlying sentiment cautious. Chinese shares ended slightly higher despite downbeat trade data. China’s imports and exports grew again in May, but both missed expectations, official data […]
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UPDATE, 4:52 PM: After almost three years, Marvin Peart’s multi-million dollar lawsuit over the acquisition of The Weinstein Company’s assets now has a trial date. Originally looking for $110 million, the Mob Wives executive producer looks set to face off with Lantern Capitol Partners on December 1 in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to a recent notice from Judge Robert […]
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Alliance Global CEO Kevin Tan, son of billionaire business founder Andrew Tan, explained the conglomerate's social and environmental efforts. The group aims to be carbon neutral and create 5 million jobs by 2035, a target that has been pushed back due to the pandemic. Around 30% of the electricity used to make the company's Emperador brandy is produced from biogas […]
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SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted increasing numbers of investors to put their money into social and sustainable causes, according to a new survey. It noted that around 90 per cent of Singapore respondents said they wanted investments to align with their values. The findings of the global survey come amid efforts to develop the country into a sustainability […]
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Arturo Luna, founder and managing director of Auckland-based Mexican food supplier Ay, Caramba, talks early days of importing mezcal, growing his team and what happened after he acquired a food business two months before New Zealand’s nationwide Covid lockdown. What does your business do? Ay, Caramba is an importing and distribution business of Mexican products. We started importing just Mexican […]
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Read morePent-up demand is temporary and the prospect of a third wave, with all its economic havoc, is very real Britain is on the verge of a historic moment. More than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the endpoint for all social restrictions is within touching distance as spring slips into summer. An announcement is expected from Boris Johnson on […]
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Imagine you are a general about to order a final charge to take the enemy’s fort but you begin to have doubts over your soldiers’ loyalty: Will they get the job done or run at the first sign of trouble? If you ever feel this way, you should know that your mission is going to tank. How can anything succeed […]
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