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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Prepayment meters, food prices, EY, Glencore
(Sharecast News) - Energy suppliers have agreed to a ban on forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over 85 and will make representatives wear body cameras as part of a new code of conduct, the Guardian can reveal. Suppliers have agreed to fresh guidelines for putting in the devices when households have run up energy debt after an outcry over agents using court-approved entry warrants to break in to install them. - Guardian The price of staple foods such as cheddar cheese, white bread and pork sausages has soared by up to 80% in some shops over the past year, in further evidence of how inflation is hitting those on the tightest budgets the hardest. Porridge oats topped the price increase ranking among a basket of British basics measured by the consumer group Which?, with prices up by an average of 35.5% followed by skimmed milk, which was up by 33.6%, and cheddar cheese, which rose by 28.3%. - Guardian
Auditor EY plans to cut 3,000 US jobs following a failed attempt to separate its consulting and accountancy arms. The decision to reduce around 5pc of its American workforce comes after EY identified "overcapacity" in parts of the firm as it attempted to cut costs. "After assessing the impact of current economic conditions, strong employee retention rates and overcapacity in parts of our firm, we have made the difficult business decision to separate approximately 3,000 US employees," an EY spokesman said. - Telegraph
Glencore's bid for the copper miner Teck Resources has come under renewed pressure after Legal & General supported rival proposals. The asset manager has opted to vote for Teck's pre-existing plan to spin off its coal assets rather than lend support for a $23 billion merger of Glencore with its Canadian rival. - The Times
Most logistics companies cannot consider decarbonising their lorries because of a lack of infrastructure, says the trade body representing manufacturers. Analysis by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders found there is not a single dedicated electric charging or hydrogen refuelling site for heavy goods vehicle on Britain's major roads. - The Times
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