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5 days ago
- Business
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Longtime Market Basket execs say they expect to be sacked amid company's turmoil
Two longtime Market Basket executives have said they expect to lose their jobs as part of a decision to put the company's CEO on leave, according to published reports. The Friday decision by Demoulas Super Markets, which runs the iconic Boston-area supermarket chain, puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas's future on the line, according to NBC-10 in Boston. But it also appears to mean that the company's operations manager, Joe Schmidt, a 39-year veteran, and grocery supervisor Tom Gordon, a 49-year veteran, are headed for the exits, the station reported. Schmidt and Gordon were also put on leave this week, but say they were not given specific reasons why. Both spoke in an interview outside Market Basket's Reading store on Friday afternoon, according to The Boston Business Journal. 'They had letters, and they stated that they wanted to speak to certain individuals. I spoke with them,' Schmidt said of two company directors, the Business Journal reported. 'They told me that I was being placed on administrative leave due to some allegations that I've had inappropriate conduct of some type, without giving me any indication as to what that would be.' 'That's something that I take great exception to,' Schmidt added. 'I've been with the company for 39 years, and every single day I'm trying to do what's in the best interest of Demoulas Super Markets, and for two essential strangers to come in and tell me that my conduct is somehow damaging the corporation with Demoulas Super Markets and Market Basket, quite frankly, was insulting.' The public relations firm representing the board, Seven Letter, put out a statement disputing the claim that Schmidt and Gordon weren't told why they were being placed on leave. 'Joseph Schmidt and Tom Gordon each received letters specifically notifying them of the basis for their suspensions with pay, including that they have been actively pressuring associates to participate in an improper work disruption,' the firm said in its statement. 'As we also informed them, we are conducting an investigation to get to the bottom of it. Therefore, any suggestion that they are not aware of the basis for their suspensions is simply not true.' Trump cuts axe Boston Globe archive, academic database from Mass. libraries Ex-Boston Red Sox Jackie Bradley Jr. gets surprise following ESPN broadcast Live in Boston? Got late-night munchies? New 'Late Night Food Truck' program might be your answer Boston Red Sox prospect (Mass. native) promoted to High A; The Password stays hot High bacteria levels prompt closures for these Mass. beaches Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
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Disabled commuter calls for bus pass rule change
A campaigner has called for time restrictions on disability bus passes to be scrapped. Hans Gording said current rules which allow those eligible to travel for free between 09:30 and 23:00 on weekdays needed changing. "We get the carrot of the free bus pass but then we get beaten up by the stick because we are not allowed to travel when normal commuters travel," he said. A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said local authorities had the power to extend the passes, with 77% of councils offering free travel before 09:30. Mr Gording, who works for Harrogate-based charity Disability Action Yorkshire, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) and can no longer drive from his home in Knaresborough to his workplace in Harrogate so uses public transport to get to work. "It's almost the assumption that disabled people don't work, as most businesses start work from 9am but you can't travel before 9am," he said. In York and North Yorkshire, disabled passengers can travel for free from 09:00, but in neighbouring West Yorkshire they cannot travel for free until after 09:30. Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, said he had spoken with the government about the issue. "At the moment we have a postcode lottery across England, in different places you have different restrictions on the times that people who have a disabled bus pass can use it. "We know many people want to use them to go to hospital appointments, to go to work, to employment, to education and training and, at a time when people are worried about potential cuts to disability benefits, the restrictions on those bus passes just adds to that additional cost." A DfT spokesperson said: "We fully recognise bus passes are vital to many and provide access to job opportunities, essential services, and keep people connected. "Local authorities have the power to extend the times when disabled passholders can use their concessionary bus passes locally, and 77% offer free travel before 9.30am. "We're already in the process of making ambitious reforms to improve bus services for passengers, supporting local areas to improve reliability and helping to cap fares." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Disabled commuter calls for bus pass rule change
A campaigner has called for time restrictions on disability bus passes to be Gording said current rules which allow those eligible to travel for free between 09:30 and 23:00 on weekdays needed changing. "We get the carrot of the free bus pass but then we get beaten up by the stick because we are not allowed to travel when normal commuters travel," he said.A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said local authorities had the power to extend the passes, with 77% of councils offering free travel before 09:30. Mr Gording, who works for Harrogate-based charity Disability Action Yorkshire, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) and can no longer drive from his home in Knaresborough to his workplace in Harrogate so uses public transport to get to work."It's almost the assumption that disabled people don't work, as most businesses start work from 9am but you can't travel before 9am," he York and North Yorkshire, disabled passengers can travel for free from 09:00, but in neighbouring West Yorkshire they cannot travel for free until after 09: Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, said he had spoken with the government about the issue."At the moment we have a postcode lottery across England, in different places you have different restrictions on the times that people who have a disabled bus pass can use it."We know many people want to use them to go to hospital appointments, to go to work, to employment, to education and training and, at a time when people are worried about potential cuts to disability benefits, the restrictions on those bus passes just adds to that additional cost." A DfT spokesperson said: "We fully recognise bus passes are vital to many and provide access to job opportunities, essential services, and keep people connected."Local authorities have the power to extend the times when disabled passholders can use their concessionary bus passes locally, and 77% offer free travel before 9.30am."We're already in the process of making ambitious reforms to improve bus services for passengers, supporting local areas to improve reliability and helping to cap fares." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
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Spring water cash should benefit town, says MP
A town would be about £250,000 a year wealthier if money paid for the use of its name by a bottled water company was given back to it, an MP said. Harrogate Spring Water pays 0.5% of its net sales to North Yorkshire Council to use the town's name. The money previously went to Harrogate Borough Council, before it was abolished in 2023 as part of major local government reorganisation. Now the town's Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon, has launched a petition calling for the "value of their town's name to be reinvested in the community", by being paid to the new town council. Mr Gordon said the last payment Harrogate Spring Water made to North Yorkshire Council was £176,806 , which he described as "nearly half of the future Harrogate Town Council's budget". He said redirecting the levy to the new town council, which will be elected on Thursday, would represent a 48.84% increase in its budget, which would "allow the council to do more to improve the town". His petition states: "The Lib Dems believe that the money should be returned to the town through the new town council. The money is equivalent to around a quarter of a million pounds a year." Mr Gordon said the annual levy should be "returned to Harrogate, not hidden away by North Yorkshire Council". He added: "It's Harrogate's, not North Yorkshire's name, that is earning this money, and Harrogate should see the benefit." North Yorkshire Council's executive member for finance, Councillor Gareth Dadd, said: "Harrogate Spring Water leases land from us and the arrangement includes an annual payment, plus an amount relating to the revenue of the business. "This is not unusual for a commercial lease, and we use the revenue to fund our work for the benefit of residents and businesses, including those in Harrogate, as well as across the whole county." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Harrogate Spring Water said the company was "immensely proud to host the town's name above its door" and said the success of the business and the town were "intrinsically linked". Referring to the charge the company paid, a spokesperson said: "Where and how the levy paid for the use of the Harrogate name is used, is a matter for local government, but Harrogate's prosperity matters to us, and we support any measures that improve it." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. MP wants money from film shoot to be spent in town What do town councils do and why do we need them? Councils scrapped and replaced with one authority Unitary authority changeover costs £6m so far North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Harrogate Spring Water cash should benefit town, says MP
A town would be about £250,000 a year wealthier if money paid for the use of its name by a bottled water company was given back to it, an MP Spring Water pays 0.5% of its net sales to North Yorkshire Council to use the town's money previously went to Harrogate Borough Council, before it was abolished in 2023 as part of major local government the town's Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon, has launched a petition calling for the "value of their town's name to be reinvested in the community", by being paid to the new town council. Mr Gordon said the last payment Harrogate Spring Water made to North Yorkshire Council was £176,806 , which he described as "nearly half of the future Harrogate Town Council's budget".He said redirecting the levy to the new town council, which will be elected on Thursday, would represent a 48.84% increase in its budget, which would "allow the council to do more to improve the town".His petition states: "The Lib Dems believe that the money should be returned to the town through the new town council. The money is equivalent to around a quarter of a million pounds a year."Mr Gordon said the annual levy should be "returned to Harrogate, not hidden away by North Yorkshire Council".He added: "It's Harrogate's, not North Yorkshire's name, that is earning this money, and Harrogate should see the benefit." 'Immensely proud' North Yorkshire Council's executive member for finance, Councillor Gareth Dadd, said: "Harrogate Spring Water leases land from us and the arrangement includes an annual payment, plus an amount relating to the revenue of the business."This is not unusual for a commercial lease, and we use the revenue to fund our work for the benefit of residents and businesses, including those in Harrogate, as well as across the whole county."Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Harrogate Spring Water said the company was "immensely proud to host the town's name above its door" and said the success of the business and the town were "intrinsically linked".Referring to the charge the company paid, a spokesperson said: "Where and how the levy paid for the use of the Harrogate name is used, is a matter for local government, but Harrogate's prosperity matters to us, and we support any measures that improve it." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
