A third of business chiefs think they’ll be hacked with telecoms and utility companys most at risk March 15, 2016 More than a third of business chiefs in the UK believe their companies will be hacked at some point in the next 12 months and it's telecoms and utility firms that are most at risk. More than half of top executives working in the two sectors believe they will be targeted – more than those in the banking, [...]
Law firm claims “dramatic victory” in its fight to gain equal pay for women working at Asda October 14, 2016 Law firm Leigh Day has claimed a "dramatic victory" in its fight to gain equal pay for women working at Asda. Employment Judge Ryan has ruled that women in Asda stores will be able to compare themselves to higher-paid men working in the supermarket's distribution centres. Read more: M&S makes £100m payout to employees to cushion [...]
Merry Stressmas, and an anxious New Year December 13, 2016 It's the most wonderful time of the year! But it can also be a very stressful time for many. For people already suffering from common mental illness (mild to moderate depression or anxiety), Christmas can be difficult because of the expectation to be happy, with existing feelings of inadequacy and isolation being compounded. For others, [...]
Libor trio to face confiscation orders next month, as hearing scheduled to begin in February January 8, 2017 Three ex-Barclays bankers who were found guilty last year of Libor-rigging offences now face being stripped of their property when they return to court again next month. When they were sentenced last July, it was also announced that Jonathan Mathew, Jay Merchant and Alex Pabon would face a confiscation hearing at a later date. City A.M. [...]
Personality clash: Dealing with conflict in the workplace March 3, 2016 Most of us will encounter difficult individuals at some point in our careers. Whether it’s an overly negative colleague or an overbearing contact, the confines of the modern workplace give us little choice but to face these people head on. Behind the headlines of employment lawsuits, there often lies a clash of personalities. And there [...]
Editor’s Notes: Lloyd’s has bigger things to worry about than staff nipping out for a drink February 16, 2017 When I started working at a Westminster PR firm eight years ago, I had to learn how to drink at lunch. It wasn’t exactly a hardship. We were a small office (just three people when I joined) and every day we would decamp to the Italian next-door and see off a few bottles of red. [...]
Judge policies by their results, not intentions January 14, 2016 Sometimes three small words can be very powerful. “Reward for failure” is one such example, a phrase that has come to encapsulate public discontent with the financial crisis and high pay at banks and in business more broadly. The rights and wrongs of high pay can be argued all day (and all night), but no one [...]
Look away, legal eagles: Revenue and staff numbers slipped at the UK’s 100 largest law firms in 2016 September 2, 2016 This year has not been kind to those with a head for all things legal, as both revenue and staff numbers dropped at the UK's 100 largest law firms. The firms raked in a combined turnover of £20.2bn this year, a slip of two per cent compared with the £20.6bn reported last year. Meanwhile, the number [...]
City Moves for 10 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 10, 2016 Touch Surgery Eric Collins has been appointed by Touch Surgery as chief operations officer. Eric is a technology executive who has spent a career building the value of software companies through innovative product, distribution, monetisation and partnering strategies. Previously he has held roles at AOL, Time Warner and SwiftKey/Microsoft. He was also appointed by former [...]
How SoftBank won “national interest” backing from Theresa May for its “game-changing” Arm takeover November 7, 2016 Even the most devout follower of the London Stock Exchange’s RNS feed may have been confused by a statement issued by SoftBank last week. The Japanese lender published the number of staff employed by British tech giant Arm, a company it acquired in a £24bn mega-deal over the summer, as at 5 September. The figure, [...]