eEnergy and EO Charging pledge to deliver 50,000 EV office chargers by 2030 March 30, 2022 eEnergy announced today it will partner with electric vehicle (EV) charging firm EO Charging to roll out 50,000 EV office chargers by 2030. The partnership will initially focus on the UK education sector, providing 200 charging spots by the end of April, with numbers going up to 2,000 within the first 12 months. The digital [...]
All eyes on Fujitsu as Post Office Horizon scandal leaves taxpayer with hefty compensation bill March 27, 2022 Pressure continues to mount on the Japanese IT giant Fujitsu to pay its share of compensation amid the ongoing Post Office public inquiry.
French Unicorn Aircall opens new office in UK November 9, 2021 French Unicorn, Aircall, the global cloud-based call centre software, will be opening its UK office in London’s Silicon Roundabout as part of its expansion across Europe.
Two Met officers jailed for taking photos of murdered sisters December 6, 2021 Two police officers who took photos with the bodies of murdered sisters and shared them on Whatsapp have been jailed for two years and nine months. Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33 both worked were assigned to guard the scene of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman’s murder after the women were found dead in [...]
Deloitte exits more London offices after setting out permanent work-from-home policy April 21, 2022 Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has cut the size of its London offices in another sign the firm is doubling down on remote working. The office space cull comes after Deloitte told staff they are free to work-from-home as often as they want, in June of last year. The auditor is now moving out [...]
Mail chaos expected as thousands of Post Office workers agree to full-day strike over pay April 20, 2022 Thousands of Post Office staff across the UK are to stage a one-day strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will walk out on May 3 after voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. The union said the strike is over a pay freeze for 2021 and the offer [...]
Coventry Building Society and Co-op Bank £780m tie-up confirmed May 24, 2024 The combined group will be led by David Thorburn as Chairman and Steve Hughes as Chief Executive Officer.
Hybrid working: Out of office… forever? September 8, 2021 During lockdowns, many started working from home for the first time. Now, 91% don’t want to go back to the office full-time. With hybrid models of work being adopted by many, Christian Koch talks to leading CAs about the chances of a new workplace revolution… This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. What does [...]
Back to the office: Can employers bar unvaccinated people from the office? – CityAM : CityAM September 7, 2021 As the Covid vaccine rollout is maturing across Britain, an increasing number of employers have indicated they will require their staff to be vaccinated before they can return to the office. Earlier this year, Pimlico Plumbers was the first company in London to publicly announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its founder revealed [...]
Shares in Knights continue to plummet after law firm says return-to-office was blocked by Omicron March 23, 2022 Shares in London listed law firm Knights continued to fall today, after the firm blamed the Omicron variant for a “slowdown in corporate work.” In a trading update, Knights, which has 17 offices across Britain, said the “persistent effects of Omicron” and high rates of illness amongst its employees meant the firm failed to make [...]