BBC publish expenses of top 50 highest paid executives
The BBC has published the expense claims of its top 50 highest paid executives. Licence payers can now see how much of their money is spent on things like entertaining, travel and accommodation. At first glance, the majority of claims appear to be reasonable but it is not clear if the published expenses are a true reflection of the actual cost to the corporation. There is a large number of claims for Taxis from home to work and a high number of claims for 'Internal entertaining'. Both of these expenses are subject to national insurance contributions of 12.8% and income tax at 40% which, unless paid by the individuals themselves, makes the true cost of these claims to the licence payer significantly higher than the amounts published.
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MPs' Expenses - Public shock and outrage but for many it's hardly a surprise!
The British public are quite rightly outraged over the abuse of MPs' expenses, but could it be case of the pot calling the kettle black for some expense claimants in commerce and industry? The BBC speaks with GlobalExpense Managing Director, David Vine to learn more about what happens with expenses in the business world
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Public want MPs prosecuted for false expense claims
More than three quarters of British voters want MPs that are guilty of the worst breaches of the parliamentary expenses system to face prosecution according to a YouGov survey. Over 80% of the public agrees that MPs should pay back the excessive amounts received and 56% believe MPs should resign if they are found guilty of breaching expense rules...
The Employee Expenses Benchmark Report 2009 is now available
We are currently experiencing the most difficult and demanding economic times for a generation. Cost control is now more important than ever so there has never been a better time to Take Control and Cut Costs. Our Employee Expenses Benchmark Report 2009 is drawn from more than 4.8 million individual expenses claimed by more than 150,000 UK-based employees.
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The first ever retail expenses benchmark report is here
The 2009 Employee Expenses Benchmark Report for the Retail sector is now available. The format is similar to our award winning 2008 Employee Expenses Benchmark Report but this time it's all about the Retail sector. GlobalExpense works with more than 20 leading UK retail brands making this the definitive report in this sector
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Sainsbury's sign new 5 year deal with GlobalExpense
Sainsbury's, one of the leading food retailers in the UK, has renewed its contract with GlobalExpense, one of Europe's largest payers of employee expenses, to outsource its expense management process for a further five years. Over 13,000 colleagues now have their expenses paid by the web-based service provider...
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