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“has rejected a 2% pay offer.”
“It wants a rise of 5%”
“Chief executive Mr Livingston hit 142 out of a maximum 200 targets set by the company, earning him a £1.2m bonus out of a possible £1.7m, BT's annual report said.”
“His bonus is in addition to his £860,000 salary.”
“Mr Livingston turned down a pay rise of £50,000 last year”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise”
“Three other members of the senior management team, one of whom has now left, will get bonuses of between £463,000 and £503,000.”
“Almost 30,000 BT staff will also get higher bonuses as a result”
“Over the past two years it has reduced its headcount by 35,000, a fifth of its workforce.”
“BT is offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay”
“chief executive Ian Livingston would be paid a £1.2m bonus for his work last year”
“represents 55,000 BT staff”
“rejected a 2% pay offer”
“It wants a rise of 5% which it says is in line with inflation”
“Chief executive Mr Livingston hit 142 out of a maximum 200 targets set by the company, earning him a £1.2m bonus out of a possible £1.7m, BT's annual report said”
“His bonus is in addition to his £860,000 salary”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise - the percentage salary award made to employees - and is donating the rest to charity”
“Three other members of the senior management team, one of whom has now left, will get bonuses of between £463,000 and £503,000”
“It asks for managers to provide a list of these by 26 May”
“Making £1bn ($1.45bn) in the year to 31 March”
“It had made a loss of £244m the previous year”
“Reduced its headcount by 35,000, a fifth of its workforce”
“Offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay”
“The company is also battling to reduce a giant £9bn pension deficit”
“The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will ask members to vote on strike action if BT fails to offer an improved pay deal before 4 June.”
“The CWU, which represents 55,000 BT staff, has rejected a 2% pay offer.”
“The CWU wants a rise of 5% which it says is in line with inflation.”
“The motion calling for a strike ballot was agreed at the union's annual conference.”
“But the BBC's business correspondent John Moylan said the threat of industrial action is often used as a bargaining tool in pay negotiations.”
“The CWU said the dispute was about fairness.”
“Mr Livingston turned down a pay rise of £50,000 last year because of what he called the unacceptable performance of BT, so it was postponed to this year.”
“He has chosen to accept 2% of the rise - the percentage salary award made to employees - and is donating the rest to charity.”
“It asks for managers to provide a list of these by 26 May.”
“Almost 30,000 BT staff will also get higher bonuses as a result (not just the top executives).”
“Following a pay freeze last year, BT is offering an increase of 2% in pensionable pay, with a guaranteed bonus.”
“As well as the 'difficult' financial climate referred to in BT's e-mail, the company is also battling to reduce a giant £9bn pension deficit.”
“The e‑mail asks managers to provide a list of these by 26 May.”
“Cajastur, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo, Caja Extremadura and Caja Cantabria said they had reached agreement to form a group”
“There was only a queen and ten or twelve bees left in a hive, clustered in one corner.”
“a bakery says it is to create up to 25 new jobs after signing a deal with supermarket giant Tesco to supply cone-shaped cakes.”
“the cakes baked at Berwyn Bakery, Bala, Gwynedd, ... will be on the shelves by August.”
“The bakery was established in 1898 and already employs more than 100 people.”
“A bakery says it is to create up to 25 new jobs after signing a deal with supermarket giant Tesco to supply cone-shaped cakes.”
“The cakes baked at Berwyn Bakery, Bala, Gwynedd, one of the largest employers in the area, will be on the shelves by August.”
“This is great news for us and the local community, at a time when everybody know trading conditions have been difficult for so many people, he said. This helps us, it helps the local community and it's a way of engaging local children, and…”
“The Scala is also in the news because Denbighshire council has approved an £86,000 bail-out plan to rescue the arts centre, 15 months after it had a £3.5m facelift.”
“The £12m Cardiff Central Library won the sustainability award.”
“Visitor numbers have been fewer than expected at the Scala in Prestatyn”
“Entry is free to people who arrive more than an hour before kick-off. A £2 admission fee will be charged otherwise.”
“Wear Point is an already industrialised landscape where the wind turbines will provide a clean source of electricity for around 5,000 homes.”
“Plans for four wind turbines on the shores of Milford Haven have been backed by county councillors in Pembrokeshire.”
“The charges relate to the InStaffs development agency, Stafford.”
“its investigation was focused on seven control mechanisms”
“the 20 April oil rig explosion”
“Eleven workers killed”
“5,000ft (1,500m) below the surface of the Gulf”
“will run a series of tests over the next 12 hours”
“stood a 60-70% chance of working”
“Of the seven control mechanisms under scrutiny, four involve the blowout preventer - owned by Transocean - and the other three the cementing and casing of the wellhead, which was the responsibility of Halliburton”
“its investigation was focused on seven control mechanisms that should have prevented the 20 April oil rig explosion and resulting spill.”
“the process - never attempted at such depths before - stood a 60-70% chance of working.”
“Of the seven control mechanisms under scrutiny, four involve the blowout preventer - owned by Transocean - and the other three the cementing and casing of the wellhead, which was the responsibility of Halliburton.”
“"Two of the tankers are pumping continuously into the local network at Wallasey Village, to assist customers on higher ground experiencing very poor pressure," said Gary Dixon, director of customer services.”
“United Utilities has sent tankers to pump thousands of litres of water directly into the mains around Wallasey.”
“four days after the fault started.”
“Homes in Wallasey first lost water pressure on Saturday.”
“Two of the tankers are pumping continuously into the local network at Wallasey Village, to assist customers on higher ground experiencing very poor pressure," said Gary Dixon, director of customer services.”
“The 36" (91cm) valve is in a farmer's field next to Ford Road on the Beechwood estate and "around the size of a family car", the company said.”
“Compensation will be paid to those affected by the incident, the firm said.”
“There was zero growth in EU telecoms in 2009, while the overall EU economy saw a 4.2% decline.”
“The university estimates the show at Duncan of Jordanstone College generates almost £1.5m for the local economy.”
“The distiller said its new ranges of malts had sold 25,000 cases worldwide, amounting to extra sales worth £2.4m.”
“The Aberdeenshire distillery was bought in 2008 from Chivas Brothers by the Larbert-based BenRiach Distillery Company.”
“Glendronach's 15-year-old "Revival" malt is sold by the Swedish drinks retailer, Systembolaget.”
“Systembolaget's product range is very comprehensive and, significantly, is developed continuously to match changes in trends and in consumers' tastes.”
“The company said it also had a strong following for its brands in the US, France, Belgium, Scandinavia and Taiwan, as well as the UK.”
“The first meeting is proposed for 2 June.”
“expected to fetch up to £400,000”
“one of only two inscribed copies known to exist”
“finally printed in 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual”
“In height, he was rather over six feet”
“made over $150,000 (£105,000)”
“the services will not begin until after 2012.”
“Southeastern services currently link the station to St Pancras International and during the Olympics, the company will run high-speed Javelin trains every seven minutes to Stratford.”
“The Olympic Delivery Authority said during the games 40,000 people a day will catch the Javelin trains but international services would reduce capacity.”
“But he said the services will not begin until after 2012.”
“£1.73bn was spent on video games in the UK last year”
“That is £500m more than was spent on films.”
“His games have totalled over a billion dollars in retail sales.”
“We have half a dozen companies who have recently started up and they are all interested in collaborating.”
“Parents with children up to the age of 16, or parents with disabled children up to 18, can request flexible working patterns as long as they have at least 26 weeks of service.”
“Millions of parents already enjoy the right to request flexible working”
“Businesses across the country already offer flexible working - with a huge majority honouring employees' requests to work in a different way”
“Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said a study by economic consultancy Ekos showed Homecoming Scotland 2009 had generated £53.7m in additional tourism revenue for Scotland, exceeding the £44m target. It also attracted 95,000 new visitor…”
“The independent evaluation published today proves the unprecedented effect of the first Homecoming, attracting almost 100,000 people, generating £53.7m extra income and contributing to visitor numbers rising by 3% despite the downturn and …”
“Tourism Minister Jim Mather is due to mark the start of a year-long focus on Scotland's food and drink on Wednesday.”
“with a price tag of $1.15m (£800,000)”
“His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono makes a full recovery.”
“His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down”
“Their 360 Degree tour earned the band about $109m (£75.3m) in 2009”
