The Union Cabinet’s decision to allow government-owned companies to raise wages of their employees by an average of 67 per cent can successfully be implemented only in a third of the companies which have the financial resources to pay higher ...
21 Nov 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina doctor will pay more than $1 million to settle allegations he bilked the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Department of Justice said Friday that Dr. Benedict Okwara of Charlotte has agreed ...
21 Nov 2008
Heads of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which faced a strike threat by its executives over non-revision of wages, said the decision of the Cabinet yesterday to implement the Rao Committee report addressed ...
21 Nov 2008
Brazil has recalled its ambassador from Ecuador over the Andean country's suspension of payments on a Brazilian loan worth at least $320 million. Ecuador filed an international lawsuit on Thursday to suspend payments on the loan from Brazil's ...
21 Nov 2008
Barack Obama was elected just a few weeks ago, and he does not take office until late January. But everyone is so excited! He got his transition website up and running right away, and everyone in America immediately clicked on the "jobs" tab, because ...
21 Nov 2008
NEW 11:55 a.m. SPRINGFIELD -- As Gov. Rod Blagojevich mulls legislation intended to help get a power plant off the ground in Taylorville, tucked in the proposal is a provision that could require Ameren to reimburse customers for their losses from ...
21 Nov 2008
The presidents of the University of Washington and Washington State University decline pay raises this year -- and one asked for a pay cut.
21 Nov 2008
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Tourists flying into Costa Rica will soon have to pay a new $15 tax. The new tax on plane tickets replaces a 3 percent tax on hotel rooms that generated just $10 million a year and was hard to enforce.
21 Nov 2008
Washington State University President Elson Floyd is taking a $100,000 pay cut in response to budget problems.
21 Nov 2008
Emmert's Salary • $905,000 a year. • $340,000 a year in cash and stock as member of several company boards. SEATTLE -- University of Washington president Mark Emmert has decide to forgo a pay raise this year. Regents completed their...
21 Nov 2008
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- McKesson Corp. , the largest U.S. medicine distributor, agreed to pay $350 million to settle claims it fraudulently inflated the price of more than 400 prescription drugs.
21 Nov 2008
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- McKesson Corp., the largest U.S. drug distributor, said it will pay $350 million to settle private claims surrounding wholesale drug prices.
21 Nov 2008
As we noted yesterday, Whittle moved up the date of his retirement, possibly so that his pay wouldn't be subject to restrictions on companies participating in the bailout program. Last week, South Financial received $347 million as part ...
21 Nov 2008
Suze’s back, and taking your questions · Do I have to pay extra if I’m buying a turkey that Sarah Palin watched get slaughtered? Court overturns ‘91 murder conviction of AZ teen; 8-yr-old’s interrogation is similar · Gore tells you what ...
21 Nov 2008
Local government pay averaged about 2510 euros a month. The average pay of legislators and senior central government officials was about 4790 euros a month, with private-sector managers earning an average 5030 euros a month. ...
21 Nov 2008
This guy tries to pay his utility bill with a drawing. Hilarity insues! :)
21 Nov 2008
Analysts warned Ukraine could find it impossible to pay down the debt as its economy is struggling to survive the global financial crisis and is locked in yet another political crisis. Kyiv has received the first tranche of a $4.5bn IMF ...
21 Nov 2008
"An additional assessment of pay will take place on 1 April 2009 and any increase awarded at that time will apply from 1 April 2009. We will consult you nearer the time over what level of award, if any, will be made. ...
20 Nov 2008