Gary Lineker has warned against a ‘judgemental pile-on’ on footballers who have not taken a pay cut during the coronavirus crisis after Matt Hancock urged them to ‘play their part’ and use their wealth to support club staff being furloughed. The former England striker and Match of the Day host believes that Premier League stars … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock demands Premier League footballers ‘play their part’ in tackling coronavirus crisis and ‘take a pay cut’ Matt Hancock said ‘everybody needs to play their part’ in fighting coronavirus He said given the ‘sacrifices’ others are making, footballers should take pay cut Comes amid growing pressure on star players after clubs put … Read more
British Airways has struck a deal with its unions to suspend more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground staff in one of the airline industry’s most dramatic moves yet to survive the coronavirus pandemic. With global travel in turmoil as the virus takes hold around the world, BA’s owner, IAG, said it would also cut … Read more
A garden centre boss refusing to close despite the threat of fines said he would not pay any staff who followed government advice to stay at home as he warned he could not ‘guarantee’ them work in the future. Tony Joyner, who runs Plants Galore in Exeter, ‘ripped up’ a prohibition order issued Exeter City … Read more
Firms that ARE doing the right thing by slashing pay in bid to save cash and survive the coronavirus pandemic By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 Growing numbers of companies are slashing bosses’ pay in a bid to save cash and … Read more
Now give up your bonuses, bankers told: Industry under fire over pay after axing £8bn of dividends By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 1 April 2020 Banks are under pressure to cut their bosses’ multi-million pound bonuses after axing more than £8billion of shareholder … Read more
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe becomes the first Premier League figure to break rank and take voluntary pay-cut to his £4m per year wages amid the coronavirus crisis Eddie Howe has decided to take a voluntary pay cut amid coronavirus crisis The Bournemouth boss becomes the first Premier League figure to break ranks Howe earns around … Read more
Consign fat cat pay to history: We urge big business to end boardroom excess as virus wreaks havoc By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 Companies cutting dividends and laying off workers in a battle to survive the coronavirus crisis should not … Read more
Airline tycoons told to cough up: Ministers say shareholders must contribute in bailout By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 Airline tycoons will have to put their hands in their pockets if they want a bail out, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned … Read more