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...The proposals consist of more transparent pay standards, access to benefits paid for in part by the companies and the creation of a driver association that could advocate for workers....
...That has fuelled a perception that Germany Inc. remains a closed shop for insiders....
...The UK, like much of Western Europe, needs to reposition itself post the pandemic, in a changing and growing global economy....
...By classifying drivers as independent contractors, Uber does not have to pay costs for benefits such as health insurance and sick leave that they must offer employees....
...Our own correspondents and outside commentators from around the world share their views on Asia, while our Asia300 section provides in-depth coverage of 300 of the biggest and fastest-growing listed companies...
...“Alibaba has captured on this in ways no Western company can dream of,” he said. There are hurdles, though, for fintech users, companies, and investors. Consumer privacy is worrisome....
...The Internet Association, a trade group whose members include Google, Facebook and Amazon, says: “The threat of liability can transform ISPs and websites into gatekeepers and enforcement agents, incentivising...
...Thanks to a series of court rulings since the mid-2000s, such as eBay v MercExchange in 2007, Mayo Collaborative Services v Prometheus Laboratories in 2012 and Alice Corp v CLS Bank in 2014, and the subsequent...
...In fact, another strike has been called for this Friday, September 29, the third called by the British Airline Pilots’ Association since it first took industrial action last weekend....
...In fact, another strike has been called for this Friday, September 29), the third called by the British Airline Pilots’ Association since it first took industrial action last weekend.To be fair to Thomas...
...The European Commission said on Wednesday it had extracted commitments from Markit, the UK data provider, and Isda, the derivatives trade association, to licence their intellectual property used to help...
...And last year, the Federal Housing Administration cut its mortgage insurance fee so as to save borrowers up to $900 a year....
...Although PLDT chairman Manuel V....
...In the worst of three scenarios it suggested that 21 of the 83 insurance companies it surveyed, with a market share of 35 per cent, would not meet minimum capital requirements by 2025....
...Growth expectations are being fuelled by China’s low rate of insurance penetration, giving providers room to catch up with western peers....
...We also need the tech companies to acknowledge the disruption they cause and do far more to benefit all aspects of our lives. john.thornhill@ft.com...
...“It was always designed to fill a gap in an existing statute; it wasn’t designed to create an authority from whole cloth,” says Bijan Madhani, privacy counsel at the Computer & Communications Industry Association...
...Cyber insurance policies might not cover a fraud against a company if its network has not been hacked....
...A four-year investigation by Europe’s antitrust authorities into allegations of collusion in the credit insurance market has suffered a major blow after clearing 13 of the world’s largest investment banks...
...The British Hospitality Association takes a dimmer view....
...Its stockpile makes up about 10 per cent of the company’s liquid assets....
...Those who pay for healthcare — whether the insurance companies in the US or the public health systems in other countries — have warned they cannot cope with rampant drug price inflation at a time when society...
...Schroders has also appointed Clara Yan as insurance-asset liability management director. Ms Yan joins from UBS, the Swiss bank....
...With Mario Schlosser and Kevin Nazemi he created an insurance company, Oscar, whose cartoon ads adorned New York subway carriages this spring....
...BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is pressing companies in its portfolio to give their shareholders a right to nominate directors, putting it in the forefront of the latest US corporate governance...
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