There’s only two ways to strike it rich in today’s world: prostitution or the lottery.  And hat’s off to a syndicate of 13 workers who won £3.9 million on the lotto and gave the winnings to their boss to help their company through the recession. Est. 1978, ASK Rewinds is a family-run motor repair company in Lancashire, finding it hard like a lot of small businesses in the motor sector, but the winning employees asked to pledge much of their £300,000 shares into the firm so they could become investors, securing their future. Well, it’s probably more secure than sticking it in a savings account.

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As news comes in that women are less likely to ask their boss for pay rises or promotions, there’s fun and games at the tribunal courts: Bonuses aren’t dead, you’ve just got to work a little harder for them. Boss of equity broker Cheuvreux, Jerry Lees is in the dock accused of giving two female employees with whom he had been having affairs bigger bonuses than a woman who spurned his advances (these included telling her had “fantastic” breasts, asking to suck her nipples, and claiming he could perform six times in one night.) Such a potty mouth doesn’t come cheap as the 51 year-old accuser could receive a £5 million pay-out if her claims of harassment and sexual discrimination are proved. The boss is also claimed to have asked another women in the office to take her bra without removing her clothes as he gave her a job interview in a pub! How much did not taking the boss’ “dictation” cost her? She claims that her bonuses of £55k and £105k paled when compared to her co-workers whom she believed were sleeping with Mr Lees - £150k and £325k respectively. Even at six times a night that’s a high earner! As for the nipple sucking: the accuser claims she asked her boss in a bar for a glass of water, she claims he replied, “only if I can suck your nipples.” He claims he actually had suggested she have a slippery nipple cocktail and she misheard. Surely, “case dismissed?!”

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You might be a little concerned with the state of the economy, worried that your job isn’t safe or frightened you might not be able to find a job when you graduate and wined up penniless?  Well over at Here Comes The Boss we wouldn’t let that happen, especially after hearing about good old Karolyne Smith of Utah and her entrepreneurial spirit. Worried about money and fuelled for the love of her son and keeping him in a good school Karolyne decided to take the novel step of selling advertising space on her body.  Where would you choose?  I’m not at liberty to discuss my choice, a very nice policeman asked me not to do that again in public, but where would you choose?  Karolyne went for her forehead.  What’s wrong with the girl?   For $10,000 those innovative chaps at Golden Palace bought Karolyne’s forehead and had Goldencasino.com inscribed above her eyes for the world to see.  Perhaps you should just check out a few of our job finding videos instead?  

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Strewth! The London Borough of Croydon is so desperate to hire the right staff that two officials flew to Australia to interview candidates for 4 planning officers. They found the right recruits who fly over later this summer for a two-year contract. Planning staff are the second hardest posts to fill by councils after social workers, and Croydon has been struggling for years to maintain a full team. The cost of finding and engaging temporary staff is simple not cost-effective and apparently pales next to the expenses of two officials packing their shorts and getting pissed in Melbourne and Sydney on the job hunt – the cost for the process will be fully recovered in the first year. Croydon is birthplace to Kate Moss. I’ve got a photo of her going down under if anyone wants to see it.

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Decent business news is thin on the ground over the summer holidays. Hurrah then for gasper peddler, Japan Tobacco who have found a novel way to get some column inches: to coincide with the start of the Japanese eel-eating season they have launched a canned yellow fizzy drink made with eel extract. Many believe the fish can boost energy during the muggy summer months and spokesmen for the drink say it is aimed “mainly for men who are exhausted by the summer’s heat.” Given that the tipple is called “Surging Eel” there may be another reason that it is aimed at limp men. Fortunately the drink has a similar taste to broiled eels. Last year Japan was the sole home to Pepsi Ice Cucumber (that did exactly what it said on the tin) – Coca-Cola responded with slightly less appetising “Water Salad.”

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