Exclusive: London beats New York to be crowned best city for female entrepreneurs – but concerns raised over tech deficit January 26, 2023 London has overtaken New York and San Fransisco as the best city in the world for female entrepreneurs after startups grew at a “colossal” rate during the pandemic, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The 2023 Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index, compiled with Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN), showed the capital ranked top against 55 [...]
Almost 300 jobs at risk at Asda and 4,100 staff face pay cut January 26, 2023 Asda has unveiled a major shake-up of store operations, which will put close to 300 roles at risk and reduce pay for more than 4,000 night workers. The supermarket chain has proposed that some overnight restocking shifts at 184 stores are moved to the daytime, putting 211 night shift manager roles at risk. It said the [...]
Have You Heard About The Rise Of Job Boomeranging? January 23, 2023 The term relates to the concept of a former employee bouncing back to a company they once worked for, but left for pastures new.
How to get a foot on the property ladder in London – and you don’t need to skip avocado on toast if you don’t want to January 21, 2023 Buying your first home is a dwindling dream for many young Londoners; a dream not helped by commentators who blame millenial’s spending habits for their inability to put together a deposit o five per cent or more of the property’s value. A Netflix subscription or an ‘overconsumption’ of avocado on toast, or even the odd [...]
Fears of future global travel chaos grow as pilots consider leaving due to poor pay January 19, 2023 Fears of future travel disruption could soon become a reality as pilots consider leaving the profession due to poor pay. Research published today by aviation recruitment firm Goose shows that 53 per cent of world pilots haven’t had a pay increase in over five years, while a third said they actually sustained a pay cut. [...]
Fintech Pensionbee buzzes towards profits after reporting boost in savers January 19, 2023 London-listed fintech PensionBee has doubled down on its prediction of profits this year after reporting a boost in customers and revenues in 2022.
Lloydspharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets January 19, 2023 Lloydspharmacy has said it will pull out of its 237 pharmacy sites within Sainsbury’s supermarkets. The pharmacy chain said it has cut the services following a strategic review “in response to changing market conditions”. Lloydspharmacy added that it is “exploring options” for each branch individual and will confirm exact closure plans on a “branch-by-branch” basis [...]
It’s Blue Monday, So Is It Time For A New Job? January 16, 2023 January is such a tough month in so many ways: you probably got paid before Christmas, meaning that your bank balance isn’t looking too healthy right now––and payday is ages away. The weather is dire, those endorphins depleted during the festivities are struggling to retain equilibrium, you’ve broken all your resolutions. The icing on the [...]
Saving: Reforms needed to extend benefits of UK tax breaks beyond wealthier ‘top 10 per cent’ January 16, 2023 A shake-up of incentives to help people save is needed to help more households build resilience against financial shocks, according to a think tank. The struggle to save is a particular problem for low to middle-income households, with those in the bottom half of the income distribution typically having £3,000 of savings per adult, the [...]
Ocado set to post grocery growth in latest festive update January 15, 2023 Ocado investors will be hoping it becomes the latest retailer to indicate that consumer spending over the key festive quarter was more resilient than many expected. The online retail giant is set to post an increase in grocery sales over the latest period when it updates investors on Tuesday 17 January. The firm’s technology operation [...]