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Electric Ireland: State-owned supplier pays £750,000 to charities following three-year probe into activities in Northern Ireland
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (398+ words) A long-running investigation into the activities of Electric Ireland in the north has led to the Irish state-owned supplier paying £750,000 to a number of charities. The Utility Regulator formally announced an investigation into the ESB-owned energy firm in 2024 over potential…...
Oxfordshire businesses respond after £5.5k minimum wage payment breaches
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (510+ words) Three Oxfordshire employers have defended minimum wage breaches after being named and shamed by the Government for underpaying workers. The firms, based in Burford and formerly in Wantage and Oxford, were found to have underpaid four employees by more than…...
Bosses named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage in Bolton
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (479+ words) This story was updated today after an incorrect image of an office building was used in error. The Bolton News would like to clarify that the building occupied by The Guild of Health has no connection to Spring Healthcare Limited…...
UK Energy Schizophrenia (all pain, no gain)
4+ day, 51+ min ago (581+ words) By Robert Bradley Jr. “Whilst the government is pursuing a pragmatic approach to the North Sea, we have to accept the geological reality that North Sea gas production has declined by 74% since its peak in 2000 and we have been a…...
Notts' largest employer in 'extremely challenging' position as job cuts planned
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (695+ words) The Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, which is operated by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust(Image: Joseph Raynor/Reach PLC) Nottinghamshire's largest employer has been warned it is in an "extremely challenging" position as it plans to slash its 20,000-strong…...
Surge in Scottish NHS staff living in England after tax hikes
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (60+ words) thetimes.com Surge in Scottish NHS staff living in England after tax hikes Critics say the SNP’s ‘punishing’ tax regime on higher earners has driven workers over the border to escape paying thousands extra £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to…...
Irish Rail’s inflexible approach to so-called flexible tickets
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1015+ words) Earlier this year, we highlighted how inflexible some of Irish Rail’s flexible tickets can be. That story started with a reader we are calling “Disgruntled from Cork” buying what was effectively the most expensive return ticket from Cork to Dublin…...
As stores close, what now for WH Smith???s successor TG Jones?
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (13+ words) As stores close, what now for WH Smith’s successor TG Jones? The Times...
Seven County Durham and Darlington firms named for not paying employees minimum wage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (842+ words) Seven County Durham firms have been named and shamed by the Government after workers were denied thousands of pounds in wages. The latest enforcement list names nearly 660 employers across the UK accused of failing to pay staff the National Minimum…...