Tue, 21-Oct-2025

At first for the brand, Chipotle employees are seeking union representation

Chipotle

Chipotle workers in Maine have petitioned a federal labor board for a union election. It is the first Chipotle location to seek to unionize in the United States. The chain owns its own stores, making unionization easier than at franchised chains like McDonald’s. Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill eatery in Augusta, Maine, have requested … Read more

CCP imposes penalties on Haier & DEL for anti-competitive conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of Rs1 billion on Haier and Rs100 million on DEL/Dawlance for anti-competitive conduct in the form of resale price maintenance (RPM) practices. The CCP passed an order against Haier and DEL/Dawlance for violation of the Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2010 for entering … Read more

New Zealand relents on woman offered refuge by Taliban

New Zealand

WELLINGTON – An unmarried, pregnant journalist from New Zealand was offered refuge in Afghanistan when she was denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict Covid-19 regulations, however, now, she has been offered a place by the government in her country. Reporter Charlotte Bellis on February 1 said she would return … Read more

Industry concerned over halt to gas supply

Nkati

KARACHI: The North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (Nkati) has expressed concern over stopping the gas supply to non-export, general industries and demanded the government to continue gas supply with required pressure to the industries, a statement said. Faisal Moiz Khan, president of Nkati, said that Karachi should not be punished for contributing 54 … Read more