Tag Archives: agency

THE CORONAVIRUS job retention scheme has been introduced to support employees during the COVID-19 outbreak. But are agency workers entitled to furlough pay? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

After losing several key players and being hit by multiple injuries, the Golden State Warriors are set to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2012. However, the Warriors aren’t expected to remain at the bottom of the league for long. Aside from making sure that the core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green would be in ...

The Buffalo Bills could soon be grabbing a true No. 1 wide receiver for Josh Allen. A new report from Syracuse.com suggests that the Bills may have their eye on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green and could pounce if he were to hit free agency. Green’s future in Cincinnati has been in doubt for some months now, with his ...

In the hours leading up to last Thursday’s trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons traded Andre Drummond to the Cleveland Cavaliers, receiving the expiring contracts of journeymen John Henson and Brandon Knight and a future second-round pick, per Sports Illustrated. As Henson and Knight were mainly acquired for salary relief purposes, the deal leaves the Pistons with a void at center, ...

Tom Brady could be headed south in what would be a surprising move away from the New England Patriots, one NFL insider is speculation. Sports Illustrated writer Peter King said this week that Brady, who will be testing the open market for the first time in his career, could end up heading to a “sleeping giant” in free agency — ...

A US government agency came under a cyber attack after a group of hackers, claiming to be from Iran, posted a chilling vow of revenge for Washington’s killing of General Qassem Suleimani. Daily Express :: News Feed

The United Nations said 235,000 civilians had fled their homes in rebel-held northwestern Syria during a Russian-backed campaign of airstrikes and shelling this month. CBC | World News

Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer’s Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. CBC | Sports News

As the World Anti-Doping Agency marked its 20th anniversary last week, there were warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world’s athletes. CBC | World News

Now that pitcher Madison Bumgarner has rejected the San Francisco Giants’ qualifying offer and entered free agency for the first time in his MLB career, a lot of teams are expected to show interest in the left-hander. New reports suggest that these teams include one of the Giants’ rivals in the National League West Division — the San Diego Padres. ...