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  • THIRD Lockdown Looms as Two-Thirds of England Moves into Top Restrictions Tier

    12/18/2020 8:41:20 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 7 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/18/2020 | Victoria Friedman
    Downing Street is reportedly considering a third lockdown in England after Christmas, after more regions were added into Tier 3, putting two-thirds of the country under the harshest of coronavirus restrictions. Wales has announced a third lockdown, while Northern Ireland goes into shutdown the day after Christmas, Boxing Day.
  • Wachovia health-benefits premiums tiered in price, Higher the salary, the higher the employees' cost

    11/12/2004 2:16:04 PM PST · by Between the Lines · 84 replies · 2,808+ views
    Winston-Salem Journal ^ | November 12, 2004
    CHARLOTTE, NC -- Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth-largest bank, is giving its lowest-paid employees a break on their health-insurance premiums while asking their higher-paid colleagues to fork over more cash for the same coverage. The new tiered pricing system replaces one in which employees earning the highest salaries paid the same premiums as lower-paid workers for the same benefit. Wachovia has nearly 100,000 employees. It's the latest twist in employers' struggles with skyrocketing healthcare costs. And it's surfacing at a time when employees are signing up for health benefits and learning about changes in their plan. Such a system can...