Carillion: 11800 wait to learn their fate as 4400 more jobs are saved – The Guardian

Employees transferred in prison and defence contracts but more than 1,000 ex-staff have lost jobs Carillion ran maintenance services at prisons including Wandsworth. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian More than 4,400 staff who worked for collapsed government contractor Carillion will keep their jobs, the Insolvency Service has said, after new companies were found to…

Assets of defunct Liepaja steelworks to be sold at auction – Eng.Lsm.lv

The assets of Latvias insolvent steel company KVV Liepajas Metalurgs will be sold off by auction, the companys insolvency administrator Guntars Koris has decided, reported LETA on January 15.  The insolvency administrators spokesman Dzintars Hmielevskis told LETA that the decision has been taken because none of the companys potential investors had met the requirements set by…

Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant empire ‘racks up debts of £71.5 million with staff owed £2.2 million’ – Daily Mail

The company has reportedly racked up debts of £71.5 million Claims that the star begged landlords to cut rents in aim to keep company afloat Plan backed by 95% of creditors will see 450 staff lose their jobs By Victoria Bell For Mailonline Published: 02:00 AEDT, 12 February 2018 | Updated: 05:43 AEDT, 12 February…

Food firm boss bought nearly £1million of gold bullion with company money while the business was almost £500000 in … – Daily Mail

Gul-Nawaz Khan Akbar took ownership of gold via an ’employee benefit trust Prior to buying gold Mumtaz Food Industries Ltd owed £447,997 to six creditors Akbar banned from being company director for six years by Insolvency Service By Tariq Tahir For Mailonline Published: 02:55 AEDT, 11 February 2018 | Updated: 02:55 AEDT, 11 February 2018…

Former directors of Bradford food firm Mumtaz disqualified over ‘£970k gold bullion purchase’ – Yorkshire Post

Five former directors of a food firm have been disqualified following the managing director’s purchase of gold bullion “for his sole benefit”. The family members were banned from being company directors for a total of 16 years after an Insolvency Service investigation into Bradford-based Greentabs Ltd, previously known as Mumtaz Food Industries. The Insolvency Service…

Directors of Bradford food firm Mumtaz disqualified over ‘£970k gold bullion purchase’ – Yorkshire Post

Five former directors of a food firm have been disqualified following the managing director’s purchase of gold bullion “for his sole benefit”. The family members were banned from being company directors for a total of 16 years after an Insolvency Service investigation into Bradford-based Greentabs Ltd, known as Mumtaz Food Industries. The Insolvency Service said…

Cong demands CBI probe into ‘coal syndicate’ in Assam – The Shillong Times

GUWAHATI:  The Opposition Congress in Assam has demanded a CBI probe into the alleged coal syndicate operating in the state, while calling for constitution of an all-party House committee to probe into allegations of syndicates raj in other items. Addressing a press conference here, Leader of Opposition in Assam legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia said, There…

Revealed: the 12 colleges surviving on government bailouts – FE Week

Twelve cash-strapped colleges received secret government bailouts totalling more than £11 million in December. It perhaps demonstrates a significant increase in the amount of money being dished out to struggling colleges and has prompted demands for greater transparency. The figures were published by the Department for Education as part of a scheduled release detailing monthly…