Capital One announces tie-up with Discover in $35.3bn deal creating payments giant February 20, 2024 "Our acquisition of Discover is a singular opportunity to bring together two very successful companies with complementary capabilities and franchises," said Richard Fairbank, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Capital One said.
Former ‘Vote Leave’ Brexit HQ to be transformed into London flats April 15, 2024 An Abu Dhabi backed property group has bought Westminster Tower - the building which formerly housed Brexit's Vote Leave headquarters - for £41m with plans to turn the office block into a new residential development.
Unilever remote staff must have 24-hour commute to the office – CityAM : CityAM September 26, 2021 Unilever has told its remote workers they must not stray too far from the office and should live within a 24-hour commute. The Dove owner has told employees they must be able to come into the office at a day’s notice if required for an emergency meeting. The company has defined a 24-hour trip as [...]
Union says officers told not to check green and amber arrivals for Covid tests July 21, 2021 Travellers from green and amber list countries may no longer face a Covid test check on arrival, according to ISU. The union, that represents border staff, said that officers will no longer routinely check for a negative test result and the passenger locator form. The move aimed to reduce queues, said The Guardian. However, the [...]
RBC fires finance chief over secret relationship with employee who enjoyed promotions and pay rises April 7, 2024 Royal Bank of Canada, the country's largest bank, has fired its chief financial officer after finding that she was in a secret personal relationship with another employee who received promotions and pay rises as a result.
Axiom Ince: SFO makes seven arrests as it probes fraud claims at collapsed firm November 14, 2023 The Serious Fraud Office confirmed today that it is investigating allegations of fraud surrounding the collapse of law firm Axiom Ince, announcing it has arrested seven individuals and carried out multiple raids.
Apple staff called back to the office for three days a week June 3, 2021 Apple employees must return to the office for three days a week from September, chief executive Tim Cook has said, as the tech giant signalled an end to the work-from-home era. In a company-wide memo, the Apple boss said: “For all that we’ve been able to achieve while many of us have been separated, the [...]
Protesters with inflatable breasts gather outside Facebook’s London office over nipple images September 1, 2021 Protesters with inflatable breasts have gathered outside the London offices of Facebook to voice concerns about how the social network moderates some images containing nipples. The group has said its aim is to enable medical tattoo artists and breast cancer survivors to freely post images of their experience and areola or nipple tattoos, which they [...]
Landsec agrees forward purchase of Oval Village office space – CityAM : CityAM August 31, 2021 Landsec has conditionally exchanged contracts to forward purchase an office space in Kennington. The real estate company has exchanged contracts on Oval Works, which will be a 76,800 sq ft space in Berkeley’s Oval Village. Office workers will be able to use the space – estimated by some property agents to be worth up to [...]
Headhunting firm nabs Battersea space in vote of confidence for the office June 1, 2021 Perrett Laver has signed a 10-year lease on space at One Embassy Gardens in Battersea, in a vote of confidence for the office. The headhunting firm will take half of the ninth floor at One Embassy Gardens, covering some 5,800 sq ft. The company is moving from offices in Westminster, and will join tenants Penguin [...]