Uber’s facing some serious allegations of sexism, harassment and a toxic work culture February 20, 2017 Uber is facing serious allegations of sexism in the workplace after explosive revelations from a former engineer at the billion-dollar startup. Chief executive Travis Kalanick labelled the behaviour "abhorrent" and "against everything we believe in", promising an investigation, after former engineer Susan Fowler published details of her experience at the company. In the blog post, she describes being [...]
Unilever and the confused priorities of the Davos elite March 20, 2017 If Angela Merkel epitomises the overrated in terms of international statesmanship, her equal in corporate terms must be Paul Polman of Unilever. As is true with the German Chancellor, it is unfathomable to me that the leader of a major corporation with a record this hapless should be lionised. For the larger point is that both [...]
Sexists in the City? Fewer than there were, but we can do better January 26, 2018 The Presidents Club will not be holding any more fundraising dinners, but the consequences of the last one will be felt for some time. The undercover expose by FT reporter Madison Marriage has been the talk of the Square Mile, with details emerging of women employed as “hostesses” at the event, only to be pressured [...]
London’s night czar Amy Lame plans women’s night safety charter for businesses to help cut down on harassment July 24, 2017 London’s night czar Amy Lame has unveiled plans to publish a women’s night safety charter in the next year, for venues, clubs and businesses to sign up to, and develop measures to combat harassment. Potential measures include training for front of house staff, posters to discourage harassment and encourage reporting of incidents, and a commitment [...]
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton voters with “buyer’s remorse” can change their pick November 2, 2016 Asian markets are feeling jittery and so apparently is everywhere else as the US presidential election is going down to the wire. And the war of words between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is heating up. Over in the red corner, Trump branded Clinton "corrupt", while warning she would "destroy American healthcare forever". He even told [...]
Donald Trump stomps all over Mike Pence’s attempts to soften his claims that the US election is rigged October 16, 2016 Donald Trump is probably giving his running mate Mike Pence quite the headache. Pence had been trying to dampen Trump's latest incendiary comments about a "rigged" election, saying Trump was just referring to media bias, and emphasising they would "absolutely accept the result of the election". Read more: In quotes: The most shocking moments from [...]
The polls are looking increasingly worse for Donald Trump ahead of the last presidential debate October 18, 2016 The final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place on Wednesday night in Las Vegas as the latest polls put Clinton in prime position to take the presidency next month. With just three weeks left until polling day on 8 November, the two official nominees will attempt to persuade America they have what [...]
Lord Feldman did not know of claims of bullying by Tory activists, an investigation has found August 17, 2016 Former Conservative party chairman Lord Feldman has been cleared of ignoring allegations of bullying by a party activist in the run up to the 2015 election. Feldman was at the centre of a probe into the death of Elliot Johnson, who claimed to have been bullied by Mark Clarke, the founder of the Conservatives' RoadTrip [...]
Workplace bullying and harassment rife as one in two UK women experience sexual harassment in the office September 22, 2015 “In many respects, women are people too.” “Bisexuals are just greedy.” What’s the most offensive comment you’ve overheard at your office? Solicitor firm Thomas Mansfield asked this question in a survey and responses came pouring in. An image campaign of some of the worst responses illustrates that workplace bullying is a big problem. According to [...]
Here are the very best quotes from Mike Ashley’s appearance at the business select committee June 7, 2016 Mike Ashley put in an explosive performance appearing in front of MPs today to defend the working practices at Sports Direct. The Twittersphere went wild as Ashley not once, but twice, denied that he is Father Christmas. But what else did Ashley, who only rarely puts in media appearances, say? Here are some of the very [...]