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JACQUELINE Gold, the boss of the lingerie and sex toys chain Ann Summers, has died aged 62. The businesswoman died on Thursday March 16 after seven years of treatment for breast cancer.
Ms Gold is credited from transforming the firm from four backstreet shops into a multi million pound business with outlets across the UK.
She was made a CBE in 2016 for services to entrepreneurship, women in business and social enterprise.
Jacqueline is bestknown for founding Ann Summers and leading a business run by women, for women. She was also an activist for women in business, and championed female entrepreneurs with the ambition to better the working environment for women.
A statement from Ms Gold's family said: "It is with unspeakable sadness that Ann Summers confirm our amazing executive chair Jacqueline Gold CBE passed away with her husband Dan, daughter Scarlett, sister Vanessa, and brother in law Nick, by her side.” are all members of the Unite union and employed by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL).
As reported by the union, their industrial action will commence on Friday March 31 and continue until Sunday, April 9, which is Easter Sunday, one of the travel hub's busiest weekends of the year. They are in dispute with the facility's bosses over pay and working conditions.
The Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, claimed that the workers deserved a fair pay increase because they are "fundamental to the airport's success". Passengers can expect to "experience severe delays and disruption this Easter" said the union.
A spokesperson for Heathrow said "contingency plans" were in place.
EMMANUEL MACRON’S government faces several motions of no confidence in the National Assembly this week after his government forced through a deeply unpopular pensions reform bill.
Protesters took to the streets in major cities over the weekend, after the government invoked a controversial constitutional manouevre to pass its pensions reform bill in what was widely seen as a move likely to inflame social unrest.
The major reform is to increase the retirement age form 62 to 64 years.
Industrial action is expected to disrupt
