Giving Uber drivers “worker” status is bad news for passengers, the gig economy and the drivers themselves October 28, 2016 Friday's decision to grant two Uber drivers worker status is bad news not just for Uber, but for its drivers, its customers, and the future of the “gig economy” as a whole. It is primarily bad for Uber drivers. We know for a fact that, by vast margins (five to one), they don’t want to [...]
Debrett’s Ask the Expert: I only own an ill-fitting, loud suit. Will it cost me a job offer? September 19, 2016 Q: I’ve just graduated from university and I’m applying for training schemes with a few different investment banks. My only suit barely fits me and I haven’t got the cash to buy an expensive new one. Given all the recent press about “brown shoes and loud ties”, I’m afraid I’ll be called out on my [...]
The funniest jokes from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s speeches at last night’s Al Smith dinner October 21, 2016 Less than 24 hours after their frosty final debate, the US' two Presidential candidates were at each other’s throats once again – but this time under the guise of comedy. They were taking part in the annual Al Smith dinner, a white tie charity event organised by New York’s Catholic elite where every four years the [...]
Responsible Gambling Trust appoints non-betting industry chair of trustee board June 22, 2016 A leading gambling sector charity has appointed a new independent chair of its board of trustees who has not come from the betting industry for the first time. With the new appointment, the organisation also has a majority of trustees outside of the gambling sector. The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) has appointed Kate Lampard CBE [...]
Mitie boss: Businesses must swap secrets to solve diversity deficit April 19, 2016 The boss of London-listed outsourcer Mitie has urged British businesses to swap their best practices for improving ethnic diversity in the workplace. Ruby McGregor-Smith, who became the first Asian female chief executive of a FTSE 250-listed firm when she took the reins at Mitie in 2007, is heading a government-commissioned review into this issue. Read more: We need more role [...]
These are the strangest items Londoners have tried to take on planes in the last year, according to London City Airport May 11, 2016 Posh dog shampoo, furry handcuffs, a wooden meat hammer and snow globes: an unlikely bunch of items, but all products that passengers have tried to take onto flights as hand luggage in the past year. London City Airport has revealed its list of the 10 most unusual items confiscated at its security check-in, as well [...]
Saving Britain’s charities: The role of the finance function February 18, 2016 It is something of an understatement to say that it hasn’t been a great few months for the charity sector. Public patience with so-called “chuggers” who look to solicit donations from passers-by on the street has long been wearing thin. As an isolated practice, it seemed the public were just about able to bear it given [...]
Majority of British public think companies receiving taxpayer’s money should be subject to Freedom of Information laws – 38 Degrees February 8, 2016 Six in 10 Brits believe Freedom of Information (FOI) laws should apply to companies receiving taxpayers' money to provide public services, according to a new poll released today. The survey, commissioned by campaigns group 38 Degrees and carried out by YouGov, showed only 10 per cent of the British public would oppose applying FOI laws to [...]
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after an attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire June 16, 2016 Labour MP Jo Cox, who was earlier today attacked in Birstall near Leeds, has died in hospital. The MPs behind both Vote Leave and Stronger In have suspended EU referendum campaigning. Cox was shot and stabbed outside a library in Birstall where she holds her weekly advice surgery. She was then airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary. A man in his 70s also [...]
New Kid on the Block December 17, 2015 Mark Zuckerberg this month crashed into the list of the most important people in the charity sphere with news of his new philanthropic venture that will result in his giving away 99 per cent of his Facebook fortune. The announcement – made in the form of a letter to his baby daughter – caused a [...]