Calls for at least £15bn funding for remediation works to tackle cladding crisis October 26, 2021 The government has been called on to announce more funding to tackle the cladding crisis at tomorrow’s Budget. Law firm Irwin Mitchell also called for measures including giving leaseholders up-front government funding for remediation works, with no repayment obligation. While the government has announced £5bn to address the issue so far, the sum required is [...]
Holiday for part time staff should not be pro-rated, Supreme Court rules July 20, 2022 The UK’s Supreme Court today ruled that a visiting music teacher on a zero hours contract should be entitled to the same holiday benefits as her full-time colleagues. The landmark ruling is set to open the door to claims from hundreds of thousands of part-time and casual workers for the same holiday pay as their [...]
The £16 billion digital opportunity for Britain’s professional services July 15, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic changed the professional services sector overnight. Firms across the UK reacted quickly as the country shut down, adapting to new ways ofworking and adopting unfamiliar technology. And some professional services firms didn’t just react – they thrived. The pandemic acted asa catalyst for these businesses to realise that adopting new technologies can [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? July 14, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Irwin Mitchell poaches Slater & Gordon employment lead London law firm Irwin Mitchell has poached another Slater & Gordon lead this week as a new partner who will be based in its Holborn office. Deborah Casale, [...]
Budget 2021: Levy for property developers to fund removal of unsafe cladding October 27, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has reiterated plans for a levy for property developers to help create a fund to remove unsafe cladding. Speaking at the Budget, Sunak said property developers with profits over £25m will face a levy at a rate of 4 per cent. This will be used to help create a £5bn fund to [...]
UK-France trade back at pre-pandemic levels in March April 9, 2021 UK-France trade bounced back to close to pre-pandemic levels in March, raising hopes that the impact of Britain’s departure from the EU might not be as dramatic as feared. Data from French customs officials showed that after a plunge in January, imports from the UK rose to 107 per cent of pre-Covid levels last month, [...]
Pandemic pushes corporates’ legal spend higher April 15, 2021 Law firms are one of the few winners in the pandemic with corporates planning to increase legal spend this year, new research shows. Some 38 per cent of UK companies polled by Thomson Reuters are planning to increase their legal spend, almost twice as many planning to make cuts. It is partly driven by demand [...]
Government task force to examine hybrid working post-pandemic April 27, 2021 Ministers have formed a task force to draw up advice on flexible working, as Covid-19 restrictions ease and attention turns to the role of the office post-pandemic. Twenty business groups and trade unions will meet today to begin a review of hybrid working, the Times first reported. The group will be asked to consider how [...]
Ex-City law firm accountant jailed for stealing £400,000 from Clyde & Co April 19, 2021 A former Clyde & Co accountant has been banned from working in the legal profession after she stole £400,000 from the firm over the course of six years. Victoria Lucy Brown was convicted of one count of fraud by false representation at Guildford Crown Court in October 2019, having pleaded guilty to the offence. She [...]
LinkedIn: Barclays, Tesco and NatWest ranked top three UK workplaces April 28, 2021 Barclays has been crowned the best company to work for, followed by Tesco and NatWest, according to LinkedIn’s list of the 25 top workplaces in the UK. The list ranks workplaces on their capacity to build and sustain a long-term career and have been compiled based on actions taken by the platform’s 30m UK members [...]