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Volkswagen’s Mexico Factory Workers Reject Union Pay Deal
Date: September 1, 2022
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Volkswagen workers at its main Mexico factory rejected a deal for a 9% pay hike, an official statement said, voting for a second time against what would have been the country’s largest salary raise by an auto maker in recent years. The union for workers at the plant in Puebla, in...
Shell Energy to Pay for Overcharging Price Cap Customers -Ofgem
Date: August 25, 2022
(Reuters) -Shell Plc’s UK retail energy business has to pay 536,970 pounds ($635,181) for overcharging some customers on its default tariffs which are subject to a price cap, Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem said on Thursday. The payment by Shell Energy includes a refund of 106,000 pounds to the affected prepayment customer accounts as well...
EDF’s Minority Shareholders Scramble to Challenge Nationalisation Price
Date: August 23, 2022
By Julien Ponthus PARIS (Reuters) – Minority shareholders in EDF are accelerating their efforts to challenge the price set for the nationalisation of the French energy group, believing the government could lodge its takeover offer with the market regulator imminently. The French government, which already holds 84% of EDF shares, announced in July it would...
Australia’s Qantas Apologises to Customers for Operational Problems
Date: August 22, 2022
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing issues since travel demand rebounded. Airlines around the world, including domestic rival Virgin Australia, are facing similar problems but Qantas had attracted significant negative...
Soccer-Qatar World Cup to Begin One Day Earlier Than Planned – Sources
Date: August 10, 2022
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -The World Cup in Qatar will kick-off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA’s ruling bureau agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and the host nation’s first match on Sunday Nov. 20th, a source close to the discussions told Reuters. The original plan was for the...
Climate Change Compensation Fight Brews Ahead of COP27 Summit
Date: August 8, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Tensions are mounting ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflicted on the world’s poorest people by climate change. When diplomats from nearly 200 countries meet on Nov. 7 in the beachside resort town of...