Morrisons fined £3.5 million after epileptic employee’s death
The supermarket giant has been found guilty of three health and safety offences after the incident in September 2014.
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UBS agrees ’emergency rescue’ of Credit Suisse
The arrangement, according to the Swiss National Bank, was the most effective approach to find a way of controlling economic risks and to regain market trust.
Amazon hikes fulfilment fees for European sellers
Amazon will raise the multichannel fulfilment fees charged to European sellers beginning next month.
Google staff in Switzerland go on strike as job cuts hit Europe
Workers at Google’s Zurich office, which employs around 5,000 people, staged a walkout last month to protest impending layoffs.
Watch the world’s first fully robotic fast-food restaurant make pizzas in just 9 minutes
Hyper Food Robotics is the world’s first fully autonomous fast-food restaurant, turning out 50 pizzas per hour as onlookers gaze in awe through the window.
Former Goldman Sachs boss jailed for multi-billion bribery and money laundering scandal
Roger Ng was sent to prison for his role in the multibillion dollar operation, which involved Malaysia’s state-owned investment and development fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Atlassian will make 500 job cuts to focus on key areas
Australian software maker Atlassian is preparing to cut 500 jobs or almost 5 percent of its workforce.
Thai factory workers who made jeans sold at Tesco sue over alleged negligence
Tesco responded by saying it was not involved in the factory’s day-to-day operations and that it would have ended its relationship with the supplier “immediately” if it had discovered any problems.
Chinese leisure giant Fosun puts Thomas Cook up for sale
Three years after rescuing the name from corporate ignominy, Thomas Cook’s Chinese owner is planning an outright sale of the British holiday brand.
Weird Jobs: Finding unexploded landmines with rats in Vietnam and Cambodia
The African giant pouched rat’s
incredible sense of smell makes it particularly good at smelling out TNT, an explosive commonly used in landmines.
Kazutsugi Nami: The Japanese businessman who scammed $1.4 billion
Kazutsugi Nami was jailed for 18 years for the massive scam, which involved a fake currency.
Hermès to pay all staff £3,500 bonus after big profit increase
Hermès is set to give its 19,700 employees a one-time year-end bonus of £3,552 as sales and profits increase.
