You are here: Home | News | Asda staff to share £51 million share scheme payout
Almost 18,000 employees at the Walmart-owned Asda supermarket chain are to share a record windfall of 50.9 million after a share scheme matured.
Staff who saved £50 a month through the scheme will receive £2,808, a 56% increase on their investment, while those saving the maximum £250 a month will receive £14,008, £5,000 more than their original £9,000 investment.
The share save scheme has paid out more than £530 million since it launched in 1982.
Asda’s executive people director Hayley Tatum said: "Our in-store and depot colleagues are the heart of our business and work tirelessly, week-in week-out.
"Giving our colleagues the chance to have a stake in the company is just one of our ways of saying thank you and a great way to ensure that they share in the success that their hard work has achieved."
Asda staff can set aside between £5 and £250 from their monthly pay through the Walmart Sharesave scheme. After three years employees are given a tax-free bonus and are offered the chance to buy Walmart shares at a 20% discount. These can then be sold at the current market rate.
Tagged as: walmart | asda | share save schemes | staff benefits
Should your colleagues be reading the Retail Bulletin? Let them know about us.
Source: www.theretailbulletin.com
Police start 185m relay run at Lewes - Lewes Today
SUSSEX Police Chief Constable Martin Richards this morning (Thursday June 21) ran the first leg of a 185 mile relay run around the county’s police stations.
The run is taking place until Saturday to raise funds for The Chaseley Trust in Eastbourne whose main home, Chaseley, is currently home to Sergeant Wendy Dowman.
Sergeant Dowman was injured in a collision on the A267 at Hellingly on September 5 2010.
As a result of the injuries she sustained in the collision Wendy appears to remain in a low awareness state, is wheelchair bound, therefore requiring full support with meeting all her physical and social needs.
The Chief Constable was joined on the first leg of the relay by Deputy Chief Constable Giles York.
Officers and staff from across Sussex Police are each running a leg of the route which goes between 15 police stations in Sussex.
Tomorrow evening (Friday) Assistant Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney will run a leg of the route.
The relay event has been organised by Sergeant Carrie Kwasniewski of Mid Sussex District Neighbourhood Policing Team.
She said: “I have known Sergeant Wendy Dowman for almost my whole career. She is a very good friend and colleague.
“I went to visit Wendy just before Christmas and she is so well looked after at Chaseley that myself and colleagues decided we had to do something to support the charity.”
Chief Constable Martin Richards said: “I am looking forward to running the first leg of the relay to support The Chaseley Trust and the fantastic work the charity does.
“Chaseley has become a home for Sergeant Dowman and now we would like to do something to assist them with continuing to care for her and others who require nursing care.
“I would like to commend Sergeant Carrie Kwasniewski for her dedication in organising this event.”
Sue Wyatt, Chief Executive from Chaseley Trust said: “It is wonderful that this event is taking place with so many officers participating to raise funds and awareness throughout Sussex for our charity.
“This will greatly benefit the people who use our services and we are enormously grateful to Sergeant Carrie Kwasniewski for taking the initiative to organise this amazing relay.”
The Chaseley Trust was initially set up in 1946 to look after servicemen and ex-servicemen at its main home, Chaseley.
The Trust also has a second innovative nursing home comprising of detached and semi-detached bungalows.
Nowadays, Chaseley cares for adults from the age of 18 with all types of disability, from spinal injury, acquired brain injury and stroke, to multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and a wide range of other neurological conditions.
Covering a wide age range, Chaseley Home and Bungalows have a ‘family’ feel where everyone feels valued and their input welcomed.
Anyone who would like to sponsor the runners is asked to visit: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/carriekwasniewski1
During the relay the runners will be supported by a team who will be collecting money along the route.
Follow Chaseley Trust Facebook or their website http://www.chaseley.org.uk/
Today the relay is due to take place at Lewes, Newhaven, Brighton, Worthing, Bognor and Chichester.
Tomorrow it will go to Chichester, Horsham, Crawley, Gatwick and Haywards Heath and on Saturday Battle, Hastings, Eastbourne and to Chaseley.
Email to a friend
Print this pageSource: www.sussexexpress.co.uk
Wimbledon 2012: Should Nalbandian Be Allowed to Play? Current Poll 78/22 Yes - Bleacherreport.com
David Nalbandian's disqualification for injuring a linesman at the pre-Wimbledon event at Queen's Club certainly grabbed the biggest headlines over the weekend.
The Argentinian is to be the subject of a New Scotland Yard assault enquiry, has been fined $12,560 for "unsportsmanlike behaviour," docked his $57,350 prize money and forfeited any of the ATP ranking points he would have earned from the event, via ESPN.
But is this enough punishment for his vicious, though unintentional assault, and should Nalbandian be allowed to play at Wimbledon?
Imagine Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo running into the advertising board at Euro 2012, kicking down the sign and somehow causing a nearby official or spectator to receive an inch-long gash in their leg.
Would their "crime" result in actions similar to those described against Nalbandian?
Of course.
Nalbandian has said he's sorry to the victim of his crime, linesman Andrew McDougall, but is it enough?
Yes, I know he didn't mean it—but what did he mean? Surely players can't go round lashing out just because they lose their serve.
Is it the "pressure of the tour" as Nalbandian alluded to during his post-match press conference?
What pressure? Nalbandian has earned over $11 million from the ATP tour. I wonder what sort of "pressure" he feels subjected to.
Nalbandian, of course, isn't the first player to be defaulted from an ATP event. Gentleman Tim Henman was disqualified from the doubles at Wimbledon 1995 after accidentally hitting a ball at a ball girl.
Jeff Tarango saved the umpire the trouble of disqualifying him the same year at Wimbledon; picking up his bags and walking off court in objection to partisan crowd support. Tarango's wife even slapped the umpire's face as he left the court.
Personally, I'm surprised the All-England Club haven't already told him he's unwelcome at SW19.
What do you think?
Source: bleacherreport.com
No comments:
Post a Comment