The City’s Big Bang 2.0 might well be green-powered February 2, 2021 In the Chancellor’s recent interview with City AM, Sunak said he was confident that Brexit could lead to a new wave of innovation in the City of London and the UK seeing a ‘Big Bang 2.0’. Unfortunately, most of the commentary on business and Brexit has been around the traditional tropes of cutting red tape. [...]
City Moves: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 24, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. BDBF lands former Slater & Gordon’s head Employment law firm BDBF has hired former national head of employment at Slater & Gordon’s as its new equity partner. Most recently a partner at employment [...]
Government faces backlash over compulsory Covid vaccines for care home staff April 14, 2021 Ministers have been accused of using care home staff as “guinea pigs” for forced vaccinations after the government today opened a consultation on whether to make compulsory Covid jabs part of their work contracts. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it would take evidence over a five-week period on whether staff should [...]
Exclusive: Remote working is just as effective, but it can hurt pay and promotion, HR execs warn April 27, 2021 As the City is gradually coming out of lockdown, a range of large companies and financial institutions announced in recent weeks that hybrid working is here to stay. HSBC became the latest big financial services firm to confirm it is making some sweeping structural changes to its working pattern as it adjusts to the post-pandemic [...]
Hongkongers will enrich the UK – and we must make their transition as smooth as possible February 12, 2021 Today is Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Metal Ox. This particular year, the theme of new beginnings will resonate strongly with thousands – as the UK Government’s decision to allow Hong Kong residents to come to the UK looks set to create fresh starts for upwards of 300,000 people, if not more. This is by no means [...]
Snakes and Ladders: Who is moving jobs in the City this week? October 21, 2020 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. City firms are continuing to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic as they vie to be in prime position to recover from the economic fallout of [...]
Tory conference: Boris Johnson’s speech in full October 6, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered his second leader’s speech at Conservative conference today. Here is his speech in full. Isn’t it amazing to be here in person the first time we have met since you defied the sceptics by winning councils and communities that Conservatives have never won in before – such as Hartlepool in [...]
Lord Mayor: Delayed Dragons will shine a light on responsible business September 21, 2020 John Lennon once said: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”. That famous quote is more apt now than ever. The Mansion House should have been a hive of activity today, with preparations in full swing for the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards ceremony, which was supposed to take place tomorrow. [...]
Exclusive: Purity Hemp CEO on the UK’s fast-growing medical cannabis market February 24, 2021 After losing his sister to cancer and his best man to an opioid addiction, Canada-born, London-based Michael Walker felt he should explore alternative healthcare options so not to rely on Big Pharma. The former head of marketing at Heathrow Express left the advertising industry in 2016 to set up his own company, the Purity Wellness [...]
Ethical capitalism can rebuild the world for the better August 3, 2020 The time has come for ethical capitalism — not as an optional extra, but as something that is critically important for consumer trust in business to flourish in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The public is brassed off with businesses not paying their dues to society, and their voices are getting louder. They are [...]