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Alliance Group’s Smithfield plant in Timaru to close
Workers enter an Alliance meeting, at which it was announced the meat co-operative would close its South Canterbury plant with the loss of 600 jobs. Photo: Delphine Herbert Alliance has confirmed its Smithfield plant in Timaru will close with the loss of 600 jobs. Workers at the meat processing plant in Timaru were called into
Equity Group’s Food & Agriculture pillar has impacted over 3.8 million small scale farmers
Equity Group has unveiled its third annual sustainability report for the year 2023, themed “A sustainable world is a transformed Africa.” The theme points to the significant role that global substantiality practices can have on transformation of the African continent, a challenge that Equity Group has undertaken to lead. The report exemplifies Equity’s unwavering commitment
MI Camp Divided Into 2 Groups, Not Playing As A Team, Says Michael Clarke
Winning major tournaments hinges on teamwork rather than individual brilliance, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke, who reckons the Mumbai Indians camp is divided into groups, hindering players from functioning cohesively. After the sudden pre-season change in captaincy when Rohit Sharma was unceremoniously replaced by Hardik Pandya, the five-time champions are in descension. They
Survivor Groups Call On Music Industry to Address Sexual Abuse
A new coalition released a report compiling decades of sexual abuse allegations leveled against executives and artists Four survivor-led advocacy organizations — including those founded by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom — published a letter and report on Wednesday calling for the music
Community groups urge OCDSB to keep uniformed police out of schools
"Cops must stay out of schools," the groups said. Published May 08, 2023 • Last updated May 10, 2023 • 4 minute read The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Photo by ERROL MCGIHON /POSTMEDIA A coalition of community groups has urged the region’s largest school board to hold firm on keeping uniformed police out of schools.
Doc Groups Unhappy With 4.5% Cut in the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule
WASHINGTON -- Physician groups expressed concerns over what one group called a "substantial" decrease in Medicare fee-for-service physician payments under a final rule for 2023 issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes a 4.5% decrease in the conversion factor -- the multiplier that Medicare
Published: 7:30pm, 13 Oct, 2022 Updated: 7:30pm, 13 Oct, 2022
Health Groups Mostly Happy With Medicare Trustees Report
WASHINGTON -- Healthcare and economic groups were generally pleased with the results of the 2022 Medicare Trustees report, which predicted that the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund will likely be adequately funded until 2028 -- 2 years longer than last year's report predicted. However, concerns remained about Medicare's long-term financial outlook. "We are encouraged that…
ACO Groups Disappointed With Results for Medicare ‘Shared Savings’ Program
WASHINGTON -- Are 66 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) in a year a sign of progress or a disappointing result? That depends on who you ask. CMS announced last week that 66 additional ACOs joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for ACOs in 2022, bringing the total up to 483 ACOs. However, that number…
Groups petition FDA to restrict bisphenol A in food packaging for harmful effects
A coalition of physicians, scientists, and public health and environmental organizations Thursday sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to rescind its approvals for bisphenol A (BPA) in adhesives and coatings and set strict limits on its use in plastics that contact food. New findings from a panel…