In a landmark case, Stacey Macken, 50, was awarded almost £2.1 million (S$3.8 million) for victimisation and discrimination. The ex-banker’s payout is one of the highest ever given on the basis of unequal pay because of gender.
She sued the French investment bank BNP Paribas after being subjected to years of sexual discrimination and lower wages than her male colleagues, a UK employment tribunal heard.
What’s in Paxlovid? Pfizer’s COVID treatment pill, now approved in Singapore
Singapore — The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) announced on Thursday (Jan 3) that Paxlovid, Pfizer’s oral Covid-19 pill, has been approved for use. Interim authorization for the medicine was given on Jan 31, under the Pandemic Special Access Route.
“This is the first oral tablet approved in Singapore for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adult patients who are at high risk of progression to severe disease, to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death,” the HSA said in a statement.
No gambling here: S’pore families enjoy getting the scoop during CNY
Singapore – Families and friends gathered for the Chinese New Year, are taking to a new money scooping game that seems to have first trended online during the holidays last year.
The objective is to scoop as much money as possible from a table and onto a handheld tray. The trick, as you can see from the photograph below, is that you have to do it blindfolded. And you can double the fun even if doesn’t double the money by sharing the experience on TikTok.
Police investigating roadside jostling for right of way between Mercedes driver and PMD rider
Singapore — A man driving a Mercedes-Benz got into an argument with a rider using a personal mobility device (PMD) on Wednesday afternoon (Feb 2) in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh.
The driver of the Mercedes, a private hire vehicle, then reportedly knocked down the gate of the Victory Family Centre, a woman who saw the incident told Shin Min Daily News.
Otter pup hooked to fishing lure as NParks and others work to free it
Singapore – It looks like someone went fishing and managed to snag an otter pup instead of lunch. Or maybe the otter pup went after the fish that had been caught and ended up being hooked.
We may never know exactly what happened. But it left this otter pup firmly hooked to the lure at tthe end of a fishing line. Once it was spotted and the National Parks Board (NParks) and others alerted, they had to free the pup.