John Bercow pocketed more than £19,000 in ‘severance’ when he stepped down as Commons Speaker – despite setting his own departure date and announcing it seven weeks in advance. Government accounts show Mr Bercow received the golden goodbye when he ‘retired’ from the £155,000-a-year job on October 31. Critics questioned why he was entitled to … Read more
Sirius Minerals boss pocketed £1.3m after agreeing takeover that cost many shareholders their life savings Former chief executive Chris Fraser received £1.3m in bonuses Former finance boss Thomas Staley pocketed a total of nearly £900,000 Fraser and Staley are now running Anglo’s new ‘crop nutrients’ division By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: … Read more
Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu. We had planned this trip for the Easter holidays. However, due to the coronavirus, British Airways cancelled our flights and told us to … Read more
IN THE MONEY: Shell boss Ben van Beurden pocketed £8.7m last year despite taking a 51% pay cut By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:30 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 12 March 2020 Shell’s boss’s pay was cut in half in 2019. The FTSE 100 energy business said Ben van … Read more