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(Reuters) — Kristina Bergman made an unusual decision when she founded Integris Software in early 2016: she included an anti-sexual harassment clause firmly in her company’s voting agreement with investors. The clause calls for an investigation should any board director be accused of sexual harassment. If it is found that there was “reasonable probability” that […]
YouTube Trump’s vaunted “skinny” budget attacks many areas of US social spending, perhaps none more cruel than funding for programs that help the country’s poorest children. His administration is proposing cuts to scores of programs that benefit disadvantaged youth, including food stamps, student loan access, and federal work-study opportunities. This appears to contradict Trump’s campaign […]
YouTube Trump’s vaunted “skinny” budget attacks many areas of US social spending, perhaps none more cruel than funding for programs that help the country’s poorest children. His administration is proposing cuts to scores of programs that benefit disadvantaged youth, including food stamps, student loan access, and federal work-study opportunities. This appears to contradict Trump’s campaign […]
Many hotels will charge for cancelling a room depending on the amount of time it was cancelled before the traveller was due. The standard time is 24 hours, however, Marriotts have recently announced an increase in 48 hours. The company have stated: “This will allow hotels a better chance to make the rooms available to […]
Published time: 22 Jun, 2017 19:03 Edited time: 22 Jun, 2017 19:32 Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has slammed the French president over what he terms inappropriate conduct after Emmanuel Macron criticized Eastern Europe for a ‘lack of solidarity’ and ‘cynicism’ in dealing with the refugee crisis. Macron’s first public appearance at official EU level […]
One of the worst things to happen to any holidaymaker is losing their passport. Along with the added cost and the hassle of getting a new one when abroad, it can be a stressful experience. However new research has found that this might not even be protected by travel insurance policies. It is an alarming […]
BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. Insurance companies have long based their pricing models and strategies on assumptions about the demographics of their customers. Auto insurers, for example, have traditionally charged higher premiums for parents of […]
Ints Kalnins/Reuters As the US still struggles to secure basic maternity leave policy, some countries have already moved on to improving time off just for fathers. On Fathers’ Day, it’s important to recognize which nations have made the biggest leaps in granting new dads that important time off. Here are the best countries to be […]
The Money Saving Expert tweeted his followers today asking them to vote in a poll which is still ongoing on the Money Saving Expert website. He posted: “Which (if any) Tory manifesto policy would you like to see dropped? PLEASE VOTE in the MSE site poll…” Following last week’s General Election, Conservatives currently have the […]
REUTERS/Gary Cameron There is an easy step officials at the Federal Reserve could take to improve their ability to fight the next recession, but policymakers are deeply reluctant to go there: raising the central bank’s 2% inflation target. Several prominent economists, including former President Barack Obama’s top economic advisor Jason Furman and Nobel laureate and Columbia […]
