Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has accused Yahoo of being “a police informant for the Chinese regime”, following allegations that information supplied by the company helped jail a journalist. The allegations have once again raised questions about how companies should do business in China and how far they should collaborate with the Chinese authorities. The […]
Working long hours can greatly increase the risk of suffering injury or illness, a study says.Workers who do overtime were 61% more likely to become hurt or ill, once factors such as age and gender were taken into account. And working more than 12 hours a day raised the risk by more than a third, […]
The amount of money put into UK ethical savings and investments has broken through the £10bn barrier for the first time, a study has said.Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) said the level of ethical investment rose 18% to £10.6bn during 2004. A total of £5.5bn had been put into ‘socially responsible’ funds, the study said, and […]
UK employees who did unpaid overtime in 2004 would have each earned £4,650 for their efforts if they had received a wage, a new report from the TUC says. The union body said its research indicated many firms now relied on staff putting in extra hours. Data showed workers across the UK put in a […]
The pay gap between the boardroom and the workforce is continuing to widen, according to an annual report. Over the year to 30 June 2004, the average total earnings received by directors of the UK’s 350 leading firms rose by 16.1%, the study found. Yet the average total earnings of all employees increased by only […]
Shift workers are more likely to suffer from depression or end up in a car crash because of exhaustion brought on by irregular hours, a report has said.Working unpredictable hours also causes other problems such as insomnia and memory lapses, according to the survey by insurance group Zurich. One in seven people questioned who did […]