Former graduate trainee takes UBS to court over handling of London rape allegation March 13, 2019 A former graduate trainee has taken UBS to court over its handling of her alleged rape by a colleague nearly 20 years her senior. The claimant, referred to as Ms A, has filed a lawsuit against the Swiss bank for sexual harassment and victimisation, her legal team said today. Read more: UBS fined €4.5bn in [...]
Google braced for EU fine over advertising competition breach March 15, 2019 The EU’s competition commission is set to hit Google with another fine following an investigation into its advertising business. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will announce the fine next week following a probe into Google AdSense, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the case. Read more: Google removed 2.3bn ‘bad ads’ last year Google [...]
Gagging orders face the ban amid allegations against Sir Philip Green March 3, 2019 Leading politicians have vowed today to ban controversial “gagging orders” that have risen to prominence in the wake of recent harassment allegations made against retail tycoon Sir Philip Green. Ministers have revealed sweeping plans this morning to tighten rules around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), which have been at the centre of bullying claims surrounding the Topshop owner [...]
Google removed 2.3bn ‘bad ads’ last year in fight against fake news and fraud March 14, 2019 Google removed 2.3bn ads last year for violating its policies on fraud and misinformation, the company said today. The total number of ads removed, which equates to roughly 75 ads per second, is almost 1bn lower than last year. Read more: Google paid $105m to executives accused of sexual harassment But Google said it had [...]
One in five Tube staff report being physically abused, says union March 19, 2019 One in five Tube staff have been physically assaulted by passengers while working, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT). Read more: Revealed: These are London's most stressful Tube stations The union's survey also found that one in 10 workers reported being sexually harassed by passengers. Three quarters of surveyed staff reported being [...]
More than a quarter of investment bankers say work is damaging their health in ‘disturbing’ review findings April 2, 2019 More than a quarter of investment bankers said their work was damaging their health as the “disturbing” findings of a survey revealed efforts to improve workplace culture have stalled. The Banking Standards Board have raised concerns today over the wellbeing of bank employees in its latest annual review. The survey of more than 72,000 employees from [...]
Chief whip ‘told about Tory MP rape claims four months ago’ August 3, 2020 The government’s chief whip was last night accused of failing to act for four months on allegations against a Tory MP and former minister arrested for suspected rape over the weekend. Tory chief whip Mark Spencer is understood to have spoken with the complainant in April, but failed to launch an investigation into the allegations. [...]
Top financial PR firm cuts ties with Sir Philip Green amid conduct allegations February 27, 2019 Sir Philip Green’s financial PR firm is set to jump ship tomorrow in the latest corporate blow to the embattled mogul, just days after Baroness Karren Brady quit as chair of his retail empire. City A.M. understands that Green’s communications consultancy Maitland/AMO is ending its relations with the scandal-hit tycoon tomorrow evening amid mounting public [...]
Uber’s regulatory wild ride: Meet the man behind the wheel September 30, 2019 Uber UK and Europe boss Jamie Heywood may have only been in the job for 18 months, but he already personifies what the company has become since its angry confrontation with London mayor Sadiq Khan. That spat over Uber’s London operations has seen the previously cavalier company grow into a firm that is careful and [...]
Sir Philip Green slams Lord Hain for unmasking him as businessman at centre of harassment allegations October 27, 2018 Sir Philip Green has slammed Lord Hain after the peer named him as the businessman at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. The business tycoon, who has denied all the allegations, was named by Lord Hain under parliamentary privilege after the Daily Telegraph was banned from identifying Green through an injunction. [...]