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Human Times
After more than two years of fighting against return-to-office mandates, workers are taking their battle to court. Employees are filing lawsuits and complaints with federal labor agencies, arguing that mandates can be unjust, discriminatory, and retaliatory. The outcomes of these cases could force employers to reevaluate their policies. Workers who have filed legal action over remote work say their employers' rejections have been shocking and unfortunate. Some courts have ruled that remote work can be considered a reasonable accommodation. Complaints also include unfair labor practices, such as retaliation for unionization efforts. The fight against return-to-office mandates may be viewed as an uphill battle, but workers believe it is worth it to flex their collective power.
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Human Times
P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite accepted a six-figure bonus in 2023 just over a year after the company sacked hundreds of UK-based crew and replaced them with foreign agency workers, MPs heard on Tuesday. Hebblethwaite previously appeared in front of a joint transport and business committee in March 2022, at which time he said the lowest-paid agency worker would receive £5.15 an hour. However, an investigation by ITV News and the Guardian this March revealed some P&O seafarers were receiving an hourly rate as low as £4.87. The UK minimum wage is £11.44 an hour – but the rates do not apply to maritime workers employed by an overseas agency who work on foreign-registered ships in international waters. During his appearance in parliament, Hebblethwaite was asked by Liam Byrne MP: “Are you basically a modern-day pirate?...You seem to be robbing your staff blind.” Regarding his remuneration, Hebblethwaite said he earned a £325,000 basic salary and received an £183,000 bonus in April 2023. “I reflected on accepting that payment. But ultimately I did decide to accept it,” he said. “I do recognise it is not a decision that everybody would have made.”
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Education Slice
During a heated U.S. House of Representatives hearing, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona faced sharp questioning over several pressing issues, including the botched rollout of a simplified FAFSA form, increasing reports of antisemitism in schools, execution of student-debt relief, and changes to Title IX regulations. Cardona advocated for the Biden administration's 2025 budget proposal, emphasizing the need for increased funding for the Education Department’s civil rights office to handle a growing number of discrimination complaints more efficiently. Republicans criticized the recent Title IX updates, arguing they could harm girls' sports and privacy, while also expressing frustration over persistent technical problems with the FAFSA application process, which has deterred students from seeking federal aid. Despite these controversies, there was bipartisan support for enhancing career and technical education, highlighting a rare agreement on the importance of expanding vocational training opportunities. Cardona’s testimony underscored ongoing debates about educational priorities and the federal role in ensuring fair treatment and access to education amidst policy challenges.
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Accountancy Slice
U.S. taxes are likely to rise as lawmakers look to narrow the federal deficit, according to Warren Buffett. Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, Buffett stated that his company will pay whatever the tax rate is, whether it remains at the current 21% or increases. He believes that higher taxes are quite likely given the present fiscal policies. Buffett said: "I think higher taxes are likely. They may decide that some day they don’t want the fiscal deficit to be this large because that has some important consequences. So they may not want to decrease spending and they may decide they’ll take a larger percentage of what we own, and we’ll pay it." Asked whether he was concerned about the rapidly rising levels of U.S. government debt, Buffett said what worried him was the fiscal deficit more than the size of the Treasuries market - which is now nearly $27trn. He added that while the market focus is on the next steps the U.S. central bank will take to tackle inflation, fiscal policies could be more problematic. "Jay Powell is ... a very, very wise man," he said, referring to the chairman of the Federal Reserve. "But he doesn't control fiscal policy."
Full IssueScotland
Legal Matters Scotland
The Scottish Government must swiftly set out its action plan to better support the thousands of customers affected by the collapse of a former Greenock law firm, a leading consumer protection body has demanded. McClure's Solicitors, which had been based at Nicolson Street, fell into administration and ceased to trade in 2021, leaving around 100,000 clients - many of whom elderly and vulnerable - in limbo. Their files have been transferred to another company, Jones Whyte, but in the three years since the closure of the business many locals with homes in trusts have faced difficulty selling the properties, while others have been hit by further legal fees trying to rearrange their affairs. Now, publicly-funded Consumer Scotland is urging ministers to outline their strategy to update customers and direct them to the right areas of help. In a letter to Siobhian Brown, minister for victims and community safety, the chief executive of the independent statutory body called for further steps to be taken to alert customers promptly of the ongoing problems.
Full IssueNorth America
Legal Slice
Southeast law firms experienced financial growth last year primarily due to increases in billing rates, which were prompted by inflationary pressures on operational costs such as salaries and rent. Several law firm leaders in the Southeast, including Atlanta, reported raising their rates by 3% to 7% in 2023. These rate hikes align with national trends reported by Wolters Kluwer and Wells Fargo, noting substantial increases across the U.S. Specifically, law firms in Atlanta implemented some of the highest rate increases, with partners charging the highest average hourly rates, at nearly $700. Managing partners from various law firms confirmed that the increases were necessary to cope with rising operational costs and maintain firm profitability. The adjustments in billing rates were part of broader efforts to manage financial stability amidst the economic pressures impacting the legal industry nationwide.
Full IssueEurope
Risk Channel
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined PwC and EY millions of pounds for their audits of London Capital & Finance (LCF), a minibonds firm which took money from almost 12,000 investors before collapsing in 2019. PwC agreed to a £4.9m settlement, discounted from £7m, tied to failures over its audit of LCF’s 2016 financial statements. PwC auditor Jessica Miller was also given a £105,000 sanction. PwC resigned as LCF’s auditor in October 2017. The regulator criticised the firm for an adequate understanding of LCF’s business and internal controls along with insufficient professional scepticism. EY, which audited LCF’s final 2017 accounts, agreed to a £4.4m penalty, discounted from £7m, while auditor Neil Parker was fined £47,250 – the same failures were noted by the FRC. A smaller firm, Oliver Clive & Co (OCC), which was responsible for auditing LCF’s 2015 statements, was fined £42,000 and auditor Emma Benjamin told to pay £14,000. Jamie Symington, the FRC’s deputy executive counsel, said: “These breaches are made considerably more serious by the fact that all of the auditors knew they were auditing an expanding business which was engaged in selling unregulated financial products to retail investors, and that potential investors might place reliance on the clean audit opinions.”
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