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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Altman Says Meta Offering $100M Bonuses to Poach Staff
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Meta is offering bonuses as high as $100 million, and even larger annual compensation packages, to build out its artificial intelligence teams. Bloomberg's Jackie Davalos discusses the comments and fallout with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on 'Bloomberg Tech.' (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
$5 Deposit Casinos Canada: RoboCat Lowers the Minimum Deposit Requirement
RoboCat Has Reduced the Minimum Deposit Requirement in Canada to Join the Category of $5 Dollar Deposit Casinos and Has Released Exclusive Bonuses for Small Deposits Toronto, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RoboCat Casino recently announced an important modification to their deposit requirements, now setting the minimum deposit at $5 CAD, allowing players to join, claim welcome bonuses and play real money games with deposits as small as $5 CAD. This fundamental change is part of RoboCat's growth and marketing plan, which aims at increasing their customer base in the country by making the site more inclusive towards new players, recreational players and low-stakes gamblers. Therefore, RoboCat is now part of the selected group of $5 dollar deposit casinos in Canada, and to power up this fundamental change to their platform, the brand has released exclusive welcome bonuses and promotions for small deposits, which players can claim by topping up their account balance with a minimum of $5 dollars. To celebrate the new minimum deposit requirement, RoboCat has unlocked access to 8,000+ real money games for all players who deposit a minimum of $5 CAD, allowing them to play the best titles in categories such as online slots, online blackjack, baccarat, live casino, live dealer show games, plinko, crash, bingo, amongst others. Likewise, RoboCat has also announced that they have lowered the minimum wagers for all the games in their catalogue, allowing players to set bets as low as $0.10, which allows players who deposit $5 CAD to make the most out of their bankroll, especially after claiming all the new bonuses and promotions available for small deposits. 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Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
FTSE 100 Live: UK Sheds Most Jobs Since Pandemic
Real pay growth also remains positive, at 1.4% for regular pay and 1.5% for total pay including bonuses in the three months to April. That is a slowdown on the previous period, the ONS said.
The Guardian
09-06-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
MPs ask ministers whether they will recoup Thames Water executive bonuses
The environment secretary has been asked if he will claw back controversial bonus payments to Thames Water senior executives after it emerged some bonuses had already been paid out. Last month, Steve Reed vowed to block bonuses that Thames Water proposed to pay to managers at the beleaguered company. The firm's chair has been forced to admit that bonuses have already been paid to executives out of a £3bn emergency loan paid by creditors for the purpose of rescuing Thames from financial collapse. In a letter to MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs committee, the chair of Thames Water, Sir Adrian Montague, admitted 21 members of the firm's senior management team received a first payment at 50% of base salary on 30 April 2025. He said 'the board does not intend to recover this money'. The letter says that the 21 individuals who received payments did not include Sir Adrian himself, the CEO Chris Weston, or the CFO Steve Buck. However, he added that Buck would be eligible for a later payment under the plan, which he confirmed is 'paused' pending a review. He added that the bonuses are worth £18.5m in total, spread across three payments over two years – '50% of base salary on 30 April 2025; 50% on completion of [Thames Water's] second restructuring plan or, if earlier, December 2025; and a final payment of 200% of base salary in June 2026'. The parliamentary committee has written to Reed asking 'whether you expect Ofwat to recoup the payments made on 30th April to all 21 of Thames management team?' Alistair Carmichael, the chair of the committee, said: 'We have now learned that 21 members of Thames Water's senior management team, not including their CEO and CFO, received payments additional to their salary, in April 2025, at the not inconsiderable rate of 50% of their base rate of pay. Thames Water have stated in a letter to us that they do not intend to recover this money. They also say that the retention payments scheme has been 'paused'. 'As a committee, we are trying to seek clarity as to whether these payments fall within the remit of the government's ban and will be recouped, given that they were not paid to the company's CEO or CFO and are termed by Thames Water as 'retention payments' rather than bonuses. We are also asking whether Defra and Ofwat were aware of these payments and what undertakings they have received from Thames Water about the pausing or withdrawal of the retention plan. 'Given that the plan includes two further retention payments, including 200% of base salary due to be paid to these 21 individuals in June 2026, it is vital that Thames Water, Defra and Ofwat are clear with us all about what exactly is going on.' In his letter, Montague also apologised for misleading the committee after the Guardian revealed he had wrongly told MPs the large bonuses were 'insisted' upon by creditors. He told the select committee that the lenders said that 'very substantial' bonuses of up to 50% of salary should be paid to company executives from the controversial loan in order to retain key staff. The Guardian revealed that sources with knowledge of the details of the agreement, the term sheet for the loan and court documents suggested that while the bonuses were agreed to by the creditors they were not necessarily proposed by them. He said: 'For complete clarity, I did misspeak. However, I certainly did not intend to mislead. I deeply regret having caused confusion through my appearance.' A Thames Water spokesperson said: 'We wrote to the Efra select committee to apologise for the confusion caused following the recent evidence session and to provide further clarity. 'The company's CEO is not party to the MRP [management retention plan] and has received no payments to date. None of the retention payments have been funded by customers. Full details of the plan have been shared with our economic regulator. We will review the requests from the select committee chair and will respond in due course.' Defra has been contacted for comment.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MLS proposes new Club World Cup prize money payout deemed ‘retaliatory' by players' union
Cristian Roldan #7 of the Seattle Sounders walks onto the field for warm ups before the game against the Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field on June 01, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Cristian Roldan #7 of the Seattle Sounders walks onto the field for warm ups before the game against the Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field on June 01, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Photograph:Major League Soccer has submitted a new proposal to its players concerning how bonuses for the Club World Cup will be paid out to the players on clubs participating in the tournament, according to a source familiar with negotiations between the parties who spoke to the Guardian and other outlets on the condition of anonymity to protect their relationships within the game. The MLS Players' Association, the union representing MLS players, later confirmed they had received a proposal. According to the source, the league's offer would see players earn 20% of a team's performance-based prize money at each stage of the tournament with no agreed-upon cap on maximum payout. This means each group of MLS players competing in the tournament would collectively receive $200,000 for a group stage win (from a total prize of $1m), $400,000 for a group stage win (from a total prize of $2m per team, per win), $1.5m for making the Round of 16 (from a total prize of $7.5m) and so on. Advertisement The players' current bonus structure, outlined in the MLSPA's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the league, allows MLS players to receive half of any prize or participation money awarded to a team participating in an outside tournament, but with a hard cap of $1m. With the Club World Cup's $9.5m participation prize given to MLS teams, players had already maxed out their maximum payout and would have not been entitled to any more money for progress in the tournament. Related: Cristiano Ronaldo will not play at Club World Cup despite 'plenty of invitations' Under the proposed terms, in the unlikely event an MLS team wins the Club World Cup, players on that team would be entitled to split a prize pool that would total up to $23.9m. In their own statement, the MLSPA confirmed that the proposal had been delivered but said that the 20% payout is 'below the international standard,' and also said that the league has attempted to 'strong-arm' the players into CBA waivers that do not regard the Club World Cup. Advertisement The prize money structure was the subject of protest by the Seattle Sounders last weekend, with the squad wearing T-shirts in the warmup reading 'Club World Cup Cash Grab.' The MLSPA later said in a statement that the league had 'failed to bring forward a reasonable proposal.' The source said that MLS had originally planned to propose the 20% arrangement on the following Monday, but then elected to delay delivering the proposal until Friday. The Club World Cup kicks off on 16 June in cities across the United States. The Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the three MLS clubs participating in the tournament.
