Vodafone is latest firm to face pay row, Lady Gaga gets lippy with Amazon, and more top news
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Vodafone boss Nick Read has taken a ￡1.2m pay cut in response to shareholder unrest, becoming the latest big company to fall into a pay dispute. The company’s top executives have agreed to cut their share bonuses by a fifth after a 30% slump in the telco’s stock market valuation — from ￡51bn to ￡35.7bn in the space of 12 months. Last month, housebuilder MJ Gleeson’s chief executive resigned over remuneration, while Lloyds Bank has been forced to defend boss Antonio Horta-Osorio’s pension deal. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Lady Gaga is set to launch a new make-up line exclusively with Amazon, as the online retail giant tightens its grip on the beauty industry. Available worldwide in September, the Oscar-winner’s Haus Laboratories will be the first major cosmetics brand to be unleashed by the US company. Amazon sales of health, personal care and beauty products jumped 38% to $16bn (￡12bn) last year. Celebrity beauty brands are big business with Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics and singer Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty worth an estimated $900m (￡718m) and €500m (￡449m) respectively. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Boeing’s days as the world’s biggest planemaker are likely numbered, says Reuters, with Airbus delivering 150 more planes than the US aerospace company during the first half of the year. If the trend continues, Boeing’s European rival will likely take the lead as the biggest planemaker for the first time in eight years. Boeing continues to wrestle with the fallout from the grounding of its 737 MAX jet fleet, which was involved in two fatal crashes that claimed nearly 350 lives. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Also... Airports across Europe were working frantically to clear a backlog of flights after flights at Gatwick Airport were suspended. ? Here’s what people are saying.
By all accounts, it has not been a good year for Superdry. Off the back of three profit warnings and a bitter row over the firm's direction between management and co-founder Julian Dunkerton - which prompted a mass- resignation of the senior leadership team - the retailer reported an ￡85.4m annual loss. And now the firm has warned that things could get worse before they get better, with a further decline in revenue for the year ending 2020. But Dunkerton was still bullish, commenting: "I am confident that we are doing the right things." ? Here’s what people are saying.
Eating at your desk may hurt office morale, prompting some employers to rethink the rules around lunchtime etiquette. The BBC asked LinkedIn members to share their thoughts on desktop dining, with respondents pointing to pungent foods such as fish as sources of frequent irritation. Workers who skip lunch breaks also tend to be more stressed and less productive, according to Christopher Wanjek in his book about workplace eating habits. Currently, about a quarter of workers eat lunch at their desks. ? Here’s what people are saying.
Idea of the Day: One way to fight burnout is to disconnect, says Dr Travis Bradberry, president at TalentSmart.
“Disconnecting is the most important burnout strategy on this list, because if you can’t find time to remove yourself electronically from your work, then you’ve never really left work.”
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5 年FFS do we really need guidelines around how to eat lunch...
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5 年Do you agree? One way to fight burnout is to disconnect, says Dr Travis Bradberry, president at TalentSmart. “Disconnecting is the most important burnout strategy on this list, because if you can’t find time to remove yourself electronically from your work, then you’ve never really left work.”
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5 年Eating at your desk is not only bad for you but if you have Agile working (hot desking to some) it's not great for your colleagues you share desks with! Especially if there are intolerances or dislike of certain foods. There may be occasional reasons why eating at your desk is required but it helps to step away .
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5 年“Disconnecting is the most important burnout strategy on this list, because if you can’t find time to remove yourself electronically from your work, then you’ve never really left work.” I think from a professional perspective, people really need to take a look at the word work. If you consider your work fulfilling then there's no need to disconnect. I know I could talk and think about Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, or Fund Management all day and night and not get bored. I like working on it and working towards a higher goal. Not to say you shouldn't rest every now and then, take a holiday, and regather your thoughts. That said, when you're at home and spending precious time with your family, you should disconnect and take the time to enjoy what time you have with them. If not with your family, then time with yourself and how you're investing in yourself.?