Water Act pulls plug on 'undeserved bonuses' at six water companies

Stuart Stone
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New law enters into force after water bosses awarded themselves more than £112m bonuses and incentives over the last decade

New rules preventing water companies from paying "undeserved bonuses" to senior executives who oversee poor environmental and customer service performance have come into immediate effect, after the Water...

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