What The Best Companies in The City of London are Doing to Save Money March 20, 2023 | Sponsored In the competitive business market of London, companies are looking for any advantage they can find to save money and stay ahead. One of the most popular options for companies wanting an office in London is to utilise non-traditional commercial real estate, such as serviced offices. Traditional office space is a huge investment Traditional office [...]
Recession off the cards, getting over 50s ‘back to work’, strikes and banks take stock – the five best read stories on City A.M. this week March 17, 2023 It was the week UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out his first Spring Budget, but as pension savers and taxpayers looked on, fears of a recession appeared to fade, although the sagas of banks Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse and on-going strikes raged on; here are the stories readers were flocking to on City A.M. [...]
4 Great Tactics When Your Boss Has No Professional Boundaries March 13, 2023 | Sponsored Has your manager ever sent you a Slack on Saturday morning with a query (that could absolutely wait until Monday), or asked you to join a call while on holidays? Perhaps they’ve encouraged you to stay late working on a presentation, or asked you to cancel a planned––and approved trip––or maybe they’ve subtly hinted that [...]
Making hybrid working work across the City March 9, 2023 Last month, ACCA published our inaugural Global Talent Trends 2023 survey, which shared valuable insights into workplace trends and practices from more than 8,400 professional accountants around the world. We found that out of all the topics covered in the report, hybrid working attracted the most attention. This deep interest in hybrid work models is [...]
Connect More: Looking after your mental health and wellbeing with digital support March 9, 2023 | Sponsored Having a proactive attitude to our mental health is crucial for us all. And now it’s even easier with a raft of digital services Great strides have been made over the past few years around raising the profile of mental health and wellbeing and its importance in our lives. Since the pandemic there has been [...]
UK gender pay gap widens as childcare costs worsen ‘motherhood penalty’ March 7, 2023 The UK’s gender pay gap has widened as sharp increases in the cost of childcare has worsened a “motherhood penalty”, pricing many women out of work altogether, according to a new report. The nation’s average pay gap widened by 2.4 percentage points to 14.4 per cent in 2021, accountancy giant PwC found in its Women [...]
Could A 4 Day Work Week Be Coming To Your Workplace? March 6, 2023 | Sponsored Four day work weeks have long been hailed as the future of work. But are we ready for such a monumental change in our working patterns and schedules? Earlier this month, 4 Day Week Global released its 2023 report, the contents of which have created quite a bit of debate across the fintech industries. The [...]
Striving for success in 2023? Turn to your partners to find the right balance March 6, 2023 | Sponsored 2022 showed us just how much can change in a year. We saw UK businesses emerge from the grips of the pandemic with a sense of cautious optimism. It even seemed like normal service might finally resume. The battle for talent got more competitive as employees made their new working expectations clear. ESG commitments moved [...]
Why gender parity is still 70 years away despite two thirds of FTSE 350 company boards comprising of women February 28, 2023 The UK claims to be a world-leader for women’s representation on top company boards, with data revealing that 40.2 per cent of FTSE 350 board positions are now held by women. The findings were part of a report by the Government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review, which is sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group and KPMG. Adopting [...]
Five New Ways We’re Doing Hybrid Work February 27, 2023 We’ve come a long way since March 2020. Most workers will easily recall the day they were told to pack up their laptops and work from home for the foreseeable future. The Covid-19 pandemic revealed many companies were not prepared for remote working, and led to a whirlwind of uncertainty. The workforce adapted quickly. In [...]