Drugmaker GSK faces strike over ‘derisory’ pay offer

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Hundreds of GlaxoSmithKline employees in the United Kingdom are ready to strike over a “derisory” salary offer that is much below the rate of inflation, according to a union.   GSK has been accused of “colossal corporate greed” by Unite national secretary Sharon Graham over an effective salary decrease in real terms at a time … Read more

Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible £50 billion deal

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LONDON: Consumer goods giant Unilever said that it had approached Glaxosmithkline (GSK.L) about buying the pharmaceutical group’s consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a £50 billion ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been rebuffed, Reuters reported. Unilever, which has been under fire from some investors for the group’s underperforming share price, confirmed the approach … Read more