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Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. (MGEN) CEO Bill Marshall on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Penumbra, Inc. (PEN) CEO Adam Elsesser on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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OpGen, Inc. (OPGN) CEO Oliver Schacht on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Tricida, Inc. (TCDA) CEO Gerrit Klaerner on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (IRTC) CEO Kevin King on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Repro Med Systems, Inc. (KRMD) CEO Don Pettigrew on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Health Minister David Clark announces more medicines, vaccines in $160m Pharmac Budget boost

Health Minister David Clark has rejected claims he and other Government ministers have been "gagged", as he fronted today to announce a $160 million boost to Pharmac health spending.An email from the Prime Minister's office, obtained...




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Truck driver being airlifted to hospital after crash near Kawerau

A truck driver has been freed from his vehicle and is being airlifted to hospital after a crash in Eastern Bay of Plenty.Emergency services were called to a report that a truck crashed at the intersection of State Highway 30 and...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Two new cases one day before Jacinda Ardern, Cabinet decision on level 2

After weeks of Kiwis being urged to stay home, stay safe and wash their hands, the Cabinet will have its own hands full with a final piece of the Covid data jigsaw revealed today.There are just two new cases of Covid-19 - continuing...




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Effects of Hawke's Bay drought revealed in Nasa photographs

Photographs of Hawke's Bay taken from space almost a year apart show the effects of its drought.The photos, taken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), compare the region on May 2, 2019, and April 29 this year....




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Shopper concerned by lack of distancing after fire alarm sounds

A woman was concerned about the lack of physical distancing among fellow shoppers after a fire alarm went off at an Auckland Pak'nSave supermarket.The woman, who did not want to be named, said while staff and security did advise...




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One dead in Tokoroa 'serious incident' - police

Police have confirmed one person is dead after a "serious incident" at a property in the South Waikato town of Tokoroa.Emergency services were called to the Moa Pl property just before 2pm.Police were trying to establish the circumstances...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Latest case arrived in New Zealand over two weeks ago

A woman has just tested positive for Covid-19 despite flying back to New Zealand more than two weeks ago.The woman, in her 20s, is one of two new confirmed cases of the virus announced today.She travelled from the United States...




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Truck driver critical after being trapped for nearly five hours after crash near Rotorua

A truck driver is in a critical condition after being trapped for more than four hours after his truck rolled near Rotorua this morning. Police were notified of a truck that rolled and was in a ditch at 9:33am on the intersection...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Popping bubbles: Almost 500 breaches reported to police - are we ready for level 2?

Almost 500 possible breaches of level-3 rules have been reported to police this weekend, as many Kiwis prepare for what they hope will be a move to level 2 this week.People flocked to beach suburbs and took waterfront walks in cities...




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Search sparked after kayak abandoned in Weymouth inlet

Police are urgently trying to find the owner of a kayak that was abandoned off the coast of Auckland.A police spokesperson said they were told just after 3.30pm today of a kayak that appeared to have overturned with one person in...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: How Auckland YWCA hostel manager kept 140 residents safe in isolation

An Auckland hostel manager has revealed the impressive steps she has taken to ensure her 140 residents have been safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.The YWCA hostel in Auckland contains 173 bedrooms that house international students,...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Many parents won't send their kids back to school in level 2

Many parents say they will keep their children at home when schools reopen at alert level 2.The more than 900 parents who responded to a question on the New Zealand Herald's Facebook page over the weekend were evenly split on whether...




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Grace Millane's family donate Covid 19 care packages in memory of Grace

Grace Millane's family has given hundreds of care packages to patients, nurses, doctors and carers battling coronavirus.The family of the murdered British backpacker has donated more than 300 bags full of toiletries to hospitals...




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Focusing on vaccine, Pfizer turns to outsourcing




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HR e-briefing 298 - Agency workers: past, present and future

The Dti has, this week, announced plans to introduce a series of measures designed to give greater protection to certain agency workers. The proposals follow the publication of a green paper by the European Commission, in which it vows to look again...




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HR e-briefing 360 - Equality for agency workers - how will this affect your business? (Survey)

Reaction to last week’s announcement that agency workers are to be given equal employment rights to comparable permanent employees after 12 weeks service, has been swift but also mixed (see Full Article



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HR e-briefing 367 - Agency workers to receive sick pay

The statutory sick pay scheme has historically excluded individuals who work under a contract of three months or less duration. This exclusion from qualification for statutory sick pay (SSP) was removed for fixed term employees in 2002 when employme...




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HR e-briefing no 376 - Agency workers survey - are we facing 'all change' on the agency front?

News of a revised Agency Workers Directive is still awaited from Europe and is unlikely to emerge before early 2009. For the time being, employers and agency workers alike are in the dark as to how equality of employment rights for agency worke...




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HR e-briefing 384 - The Agency Workers Directive is adopted without controversy but not so the amended Working Time Directive it would seem...

The rocky road travelled by the Agency Workers Directive since 2002 is nearing its end as a final version has been approved in Europe. After six years on the back burner, a slightly revised version of the Directive has been adopted. It is no longer ...




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HR e-briefing 413 - questions remain as the government publishes consultation paper on equality for agency workers

Since Europe reached agreement on the Agency Workers Directive in October 2008, considerable flexibility has been left to individual Member States as to how they interpret and apply its framework of legal protection for agency workers by 5 December ...




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HR e-briefing 431 - Agency worker Regulations - implementation delayed until 2011

Rarely has a single piece of legislation been as keenly debated as the Regulations to implement the Agency Workers Directive in the UK. Against a background of increasingly politicised and opposing views, draft Regulations have today been published b...




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HR e-briefing 481 - No changes to be made to the Agency Worker Regulations 2010

In a short announcement to the House of Commons this morning, Ed Davey, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs confirmed that the Government's much awaited review of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 is concluded. No changes...




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HR e-briefing 500: Agency Worker Regulations -True or False?

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 will come in to force in October this year. As with many new laws, guidance from the government as to intended application and meaning is frequently helpful. This is no less so for these Regulations and the compl...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 502: Guidance to the Agency Workers Regulations finally published

The Government has published its much-awaited Guidance to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 in draft today. A final version is expected shortly, once further comment has been collated. The Regulations themselves are due to come in to force on 1 Oc...




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HR e-briefing 509: Agency workers - the lead up to October 2011

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the Regulations) will come in to force on 1 October this year. Earlier this month, the Government published its guidance to the Regulations. At the beginning of last month, we asked recipients of our e-briefings...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 517: Still time to get ready for AWR

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 will come in to force on 1 October 2011 and in to full effect from 25 December, as workers begin to satisfy the 12 week qualifying period. Many agencies and hirers have b...




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White House Virus Task Force members face quarantine

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus.




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INDA: The Rupee Devaluation Has Come, More Declines Expected




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XLF Weekly: Balance Above Key Support Following Last Week's Relief Rally High




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Crushing It: Wix Just Hit An All-Time High





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Altria Group: This Dividend King Is Positioned To Beat The S&P 500 Over The Next Decade







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REITs Rally Despite Mounting Dividend Cuts






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1851 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng, 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths

The Gauteng Department of Health announced on Saturday that total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the province as at May 8 sits at 1851, with 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths.




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PICS: Covid-19 lockdown presents different kind of Ramadaan for Muslims

Many families have had to adjust to new routines with the extension of the lockdown. Nathan Adams writes about life in Cape homes in a time of crisis




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This is where the 8 deaths and 525 new infections came from

Almost six out of every 10 new infections recorded on Saturday were from the Western Cape province, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows.




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Almost 4000 recoveries for South Africa, says Health Minister

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says 3 953 South Africans have now recovered from the Covid-19 virus, which has claimed the lives of more than 180 people in the country so far.




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Covid-19 in Western Cape: Province now has 3309 active cases

More than 1600 people have now recovered from the Covid-19 in the Western Cape, the provincial government said on Saturday.




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Here are some positive take-outs from the crisis we are in

As tragic as the deaths are, we are going to have to internalise the lessons and get going - we cannot hide forever.