Ban businesses from sacking new mums, say MPs
“Urgent action” is needed to give new and expectant mothers more protection at work after a “shocking” increase in discrimination, MPs say. BBC News – Business
“Urgent action” is needed to give new and expectant mothers more protection at work after a “shocking” increase in discrimination, MPs say. BBC News – Business
Apple could be ordered to pay billions of euros in back taxes in the Republic of Ireland under a European Union ruling expected on Tuesday. BBC News – Business
British tycoon Sir Richard Branson is a “tax exile” and should be stripped of his knighthood, shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggests. BBC News – Business
The case for raising US interest rates has “strengthened”, the head of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen says. BBC News – Business
The under-35s are not a spendthrift generation, but are struggling to save owing to daily financial pressures and low wages, a trade body says. BBC News – Business
The boss of Lloyds regrets the “adverse publicity and damage” caused by recent media coverage of his personal life. BBC News – Business