Are men afraid to sponsor women to succeed in the tech world? April 15, 2021 Dr Maxine Room asks if men are afraid to sponsor women to succeed in the tech world.
Crunch time: Boris Johnson to meet ministers over HS2 decision ‘this week’ January 26, 2020 Boris Johnson is thought to be preparing for a crunch meeting with chancellor Sajid Javid and transport secretary Grant Shapps over the future of the HS2 rail line this week. The meeting could well be a combative one, after a torrid week for supporters of the beleaguered project. On Monday, it emerged the price tag [...]
Dignity shares rocket after funeral cost controls dropped because of pandemic August 13, 2020 Shares in funeral company Dignity surged nearly 40 per cent today after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it would not introduce price controls because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dignity shares jumped 38 per cent to 540p. The company said it was considering the CMA’s report in detail. An investigation into the sector, focusing [...]
Fees plunge at Hays as coronavirus hammers hiring July 16, 2020 Net fees at recruitment firm Hays plummeted by a third in the latest quarter, as coronavirus pressed paused on hiring and caused a huge spike in unemployment around the world. The FTSE 250 company, which provides recruitment services in 33 countries globally, reported a dent in hiring in every region in the world, with the [...]
DEBATE: Is Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday the right move? July 9, 2020 Is Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday the right move? Clive Docwra, managing director of property and construction consultancy McBains, says YES. Raising the level where stamp duty tax kicks in to £500,000 is great news for the London property market. With the average cost of a home in the capital standing at close to £600,000, [...]
ESG and fixed-income indices surge in 2020 November 17, 2020 “Market indices have seen constant evolution in more than a century of history, but never more so than in the last year.” On 3 July 1884, the world’s first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Index, was published by Charles Dow. And every year since then, market indices have evolved and grown in scale and [...]
Crossrail 2 set to cost taxpayers £41.3bn, reveals London mayor February 27, 2019 Crossrail 2 is set to cost over £40bn, the Mayor of London has revealed in a budget document published earlier this week. The £41.3bn estimate for the proposed north to south London line is higher than the Greater London Authority's widely cited £30bn budget, which is based on 2014 prices. Read more: Crossrail 2 boss says [...]
Construction sector lobbies government for £225m ‘future-proofing’ institute February 27, 2020 Construction and engineering bosses are pushing the government to set up a new institute to promote the interests of the consultancy and engineering sector. In a letter to business minister Nadhim Zahawi, the 28 leaders of firms involved in national infrastructure seek government funding to develop the Consultancy Sector Futures Institute. The initiative is being [...]
More needs to be done to power green recovery, say industry leaders July 8, 2020 Rishi Sunak has confirmed a £3bn green plan to boost employment and upgrade the UK’s infrastructure, but industry leaders have warned more needs to be done to power the recovery. In the much-awaited summer statement, the Chancellor said he planned to tackle the economic challenges of the pandemic with a “historic investment in infrastructure”. Responding [...]
Covid-19 shone a spotlight on hidden abuse — now we cannot afford to stop fighting August 4, 2020 The Covid-19 crisis has thrown the issue of domestic abuse into sharp focus. The sudden shift to working from home as offices closed meant that many victims were unable to access what is often their only safe space: the workplace. With those at risk suddenly forced to remain at home with their abusers during lockdown, [...]