WeWork makes it official, filing for bankruptcy protection in the US November 7, 2023 WeWork, the co-working giant once hailed as launching the future of the office, formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US last night.
Direct Line poaches another Aviva executive as new finance chief as turnaround continues April 10, 2024 Insurer Direct Line has appointed Aviva executive Jane Poole as its new chief financial officer as the firm looks to narrow its losses and cut costs.
Dozens of flights cancelled as Storm Kathleen hits UK April 6, 2024 About 70 flights departing and arriving at UK airports before midday on Saturday have already been cancelled as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind.
Not for turning: Boris Johnson looking ‘to beat Thatcher’s 11 years in office’ September 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is hoping to be Prime Minister for another decade as he aims to outlast Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year tenure in No 10, according to various reports this weekend. The Times said Johnson wanted to build a legacy, with a view that reforms to the NHS and social care – through a rise in [...]
Lloyd’s chief: City firms owe it to younger employees to get back to office September 10, 2021 The City of London has a duty to get employees back to the office so that younger staff don’t miss out on career development and learning from their seniors, the Lloyd’s of London chief executive has said. John Neal, who heads up the insurance giant, called for more people to return to the Square Mile [...]
Square Mile and Me: Admiral CFO Geraint Jones on heading up the FTSE 100’s only Welsh company March 28, 2024 Geraint Jones, chief financial officer at Admiral Group, takes a trip down memory lane to tell us about his career, from exercise tech to insurance.
Drax’s share price shows signs of recovery as biomass audit looms September 18, 2023 Drax's share price has recovered from last week when the National Audit Office confirmed it will assess the government's biomass strategy.
London’s younger workers lead charge back to the office July 22, 2021 Younger workers in London are more eager to get back to the office compared to their older counterparts, according to new figures published today. Research from Workspace shows 77 per cent of workers aged between 18-34 in the capital are looking forward to coming back to the office, compared to half of staff aged 35 [...]
Volkswagen ‘not satsified’ with profits as hedging losses bite October 26, 2023 Arno Antlitz, Volkswagen's chief financial officer, said the company was on a "robust course and had again increased sales volumes and revenues in the third quarter".
Angry London rail cleaners take their fight over pay to Churchill’s Fleet Street offices October 25, 2021 Cleaners employed by Churchill who clean trains and stations across London and the Southeast will take their fight over pay to their company headquarters today. The cleaners are employed by Churchill to clean trains and stations for the Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Southeastern franchises, which run trains across London and the Southeast of England. [...]