John Lewis planning to lure hundreds of engineers as it plots big retail push online May 3, 2022 Retail giant the John Lewis Partnership is zooming in further on its online operations as it is planning to recruit for more than 150 roles in engineering and delivery driving. John Lewis, which also owns Waitrose supermarket, said its recruitment drive will help grow its online stores, which together have more than 55m visits a [...]
Today: Tens of thousands of Post Office workers stage a strike as they demand more pay May 3, 2022 A one-day strike by Post Office workers in a dispute over pay started this morning. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in April. The union said the strike is over a pay freeze for 2021 and the offer of a 2 per cent increase from April this [...]
Brexit-proof: London races ahead of all European tech rivals as record 18,500 new startups flock to the capital April 28, 2022 The number of new tech companies incorporated in London jumped 94 per cent last year, it has emerged. A total of 18,549 tech businesses were incorporated in London in 2021, according to an analysis of data held by Companies House, up from 9,572 in 2020. London accounted for the highest number of incorporations in 2021, [...]
400k out of workforce due to health inequality which could lead to £8bn economic drag April 27, 2022 The government has said tackling health disparities is a “priority’, after a new report revealed Illness and covid has driven an estimated 400,000 people from the workforce, leading to a possible £8bn drag on the economy. 1m workers are missing from the workers from before the pandemic, with 400,00 due to illness, including long-Covid, according [...]
Boris Johnson hints at childcare announcement as PM will chair new committee to tackle raging cost of living crisis April 26, 2022 Boris Johnson will chair a committee to tackle the cost of living crisis in the coming weeks, Downing Street said. One of the announcements will most likely include a childcare measure. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The Prime Minister will chair a domestic and economic strategy committee in the coming weeks to finalise the [...]
Theresa May pockets more than £400,000 for just six talks as former PM hits the US lecture circuit April 25, 2022 Former Prime Minister Theresa May collected more than £400,000 for just six speeches. The MP recorded last week in the Register of Member’s Interests that she raked in £404,080 for six speeches she gave in the United States. The work, which costs her about 40 hours in total, so one full work week, was carried [...]
Weekend read: First-time home now have to stump up £33k more than before Covid hit April 24, 2022 How much worse off are Britain’s first-time buyers now the pandemic starts to settle? Quite a bit, as it turns out, largely as a result of the post-pandemic property market boom. A new analysis of first-time buyer house prices looked at the cost of purchasing a first home before the start of the pandemic in [...]
HMRC uses unprecedented amounts of data and ‘nudge’ letters in crackdown on foreign tax evaders April 23, 2022 The number of overseas investors confessing to tax evasion in the UK has more than quadrupled to 338 this year from 78 in the previous year, according to new data shared with City A.M. today. Many of these disclosures are from overseas investors in buy-to-let property who are coming clean about unpaid tax on their [...]
Three Open Roles With Brilliant Built-in Benefits April 22, 2022 Increasingly, we’re looking beyond the role or job title (and whether it’s a fit for our skill sets, of course) when we’re thinking about a career move. Beyond base pay, many of us are now looking at an overall compensation package to go along with a competitive salary offer. From wellness to profit sharing, remote [...]
Everything you were afraid to ask about the metaverse April 22, 2022 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA Magazine. It recently hosted its first wedding, with a guest list of thousands. It may soon see CAs send digital avatars to clients’ virtual offices. But will the metaverse really reshape business or be just a niche preserve of gamers? Christian Koch investigates. The metaverse is coming… “Who [...]
