Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

Magners cider-maker to slash jobs after poor summer

"Irish brewer C&C, maker of Magners cider, is planning significant job cuts after its profits were decimated by the poor summer weather. The company announced this morning that it would soon unveil a comprehensive restructuring and cost reduction programme, which is...

Immigrant Games

"The checks, both workers say, were payment from Ethan Construction, where, until last month, they both say they worked at the company's old Rainier Brewery building project."