#awks: Twitter finance chief Anthony Noto’s Twitter account gets hacked February 11, 2015 No one on Twitter wants to look like they don’t know how to use Twitter, especially when you’re Twitter’s finance chief. Even worse is when it’s the second gaffe in as many months. Anthony Noto, newish CFO and former Goldman Sachs man, has had his Twitter account hacked. A string of spammy tweets were sent [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct faces legal challenge over claims sacked USC staff were given 15 minute warning February 9, 2015 Former USC staff who were made redundant when the fast fashion business was put into administration are taking legal action, claiming they received just 15 minutes' consultation over the job losses. The chain, which is owned by Mike Ashley's Sports Direct, was put into administration last month and bought out just a few days later [...]
Rangers board plays down Mike Ashley’s influence as it announces date to vote on Dave King takeover February 6, 2015 Rangers have called a general meeting for 4 March to vote on shareholder Dave King’s requisition to remove the board. The current Rangers board of four directors including chairman David Somers and chief executive Derek Llambias would be removed if shareholders agree to the resolution put forward by King’s requisition. Former director [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct faces million-pound claim over bonus scheme which excluded zero-hour contracted staff February 3, 2015 Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct faces legal claims over its bonus scheme from hundreds of staff working at its stores which could run into millions of pounds. Nearly 300 workers on zero-hours contracts were excluded from a bonus scheme which gave around 2,000 staff who were permanently employed a windfall share of £160m worth of shares [...]
Sports Direct boss Ashley under fire from Scottish MPs over USC February 2, 2015 MIKE ASHLEY could face a grilling by Scottish MPs over the administration of clothing retailer USC, with politicians pressing to launch a full parliamentary investigation into his activities. The Scottish Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into the fast fashion chain, with MPs last week branding the redundancies of more than 200 people as “despicable” and [...]
Mike Ashley could face parliamentary investigation over USC February 2, 2015 Mike Ashley could face a grilling by Scottish MPs over the administration of USC, with politicians pressing to launch a full parliamentary investigation into his activities. The Scottish Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into the fast fashion chain, with MPs last week branding the redundancies of more than 200 “despicable” and “appalling”. [...]
Fifa president election 2015: A guide to the challengers to Sepp Blatter’s throne January 28, 2015 Tomorrow night, at 11pm, football fans around the world will discover the official candidates in the running to be the next Fifa president. Current incumbent Sepp Blatter's popularity has plummeted, and huge numbers of football fans are crying out for a saviour to rescue football's governing body from its current nadir. Five candidates have put [...]
Mike Ashley and Rangers will face charges of failing “the best interests of football” next month January 28, 2015 The Scottish FA have set a date of March 2 for the hearing into charges against Mike Ashley and Rangers. Ashley will face two charges relating to his possible breach of the Scottish FA’s dual club ownership rules. The Sports Direct founder owns Newcastle United and also has an 8.96 per cent stake [...]
Job hunter back at Waterloo and now he’s hiring January 27, 2015 BACK in August, new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job. Having finished a sports marketing degree at Coventry University three months earlier, Ajani says he had submitted 300 job applications, but had yet to receive an offer he was interested in. So en route to a job interview, he took 45 minutes [...]
Sports Direct boss strengthens hold on Rangers with loan deal January 27, 2015 GLASGOW Rangers yesterday accepted a long-term credit facility of £10m from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley. The football club admitted its financial condition has been made worse by poor match attendance. The facility is structured in two interest free tranches with £5m available immediately for working capital purposes and the repayment of previous debt, with [...]