The City View: The future of the office, with Dr Peggie Rothe March 21, 2021 City A.M.’s Andy Silvester sits down with Dr. Peggie Rothe, Leesman’s Head of Research and Insights, for a bumper edition on the future of the office. Andy and Peggie discuss what leaders and companies will need to do to persuade staff back to the office, and to use this year of disruption to change what [...]
UK Government won’t insist workers are jabbed to return to office, but rules out Covid passports July 30, 2021 Workers being double-jabbed before returning to the office is a “good idea” but will not be a legal requirement, Grant Shapps said, and he today ruled out Covid passports for pubs and shops. The Transport Secretary said some companies will require their staff to be fully vaccinated but it won’t become law. Shapps said that [...]
Boohoo coughs up £72 million for new Soho office April 13, 2021 Boohoo has bought a new office in Soho in London’s West End for £72m, which will house approximately 600 staff. The office, located at 10 Great Pulteney Street, will become home to all London-based product, marketing, technology and central support teams, and offer flexible working for Boohoo staff. In an update this morning, Boohoo said [...]
Exclusive: Home Office reverses decision to end digital right to work checks on Monday June 18, 2021 The Home Office told City A.M. this morning it has decided not to end digital right to work checks this coming Monday, as initially planned. Instead, the checks that are needed to determine someone’s immigration status and right to work in the UK are allowed to be conducted online throughout the summer. “We are extending [...]
PM keen for UK workers to return to office but govt leaves decision up to businesses June 18, 2021 The Prime Minister is understood to be against large-scale working from home continuing beyond final lockdown restrictions easing, as the government hands discretion to “employers and employees”. Boris Johnson is opposed to the level of working from home seen during the pandemic becoming permanent and had hoped to ease guidance this month, The Telegraph first [...]
Abrdn shareholders should oppose finance chief’s £675k salary says proxy advisor as boss handed £800k bonus April 4, 2024 An influential proxy advisor has urged Abrdn shareholders to vote against the asset manager’s pay report due to its new chief financial officer’s £675,000 salary, despite his pay matching the job he was poached from.
Post Office draws up plan to share profits with postmasters April 12, 2021 The Post Office is said to be considering plans that would enable postmasters to receive a share of the group’s profits. In a speech to senior executives last week, boss Nick Read said he wants ministers to approve a restructuring of the network that would create a “partnership of equals” by 2025. The plans would [...]
Close to home: Demand for city centre offices drops as hybrid working picks up June 16, 2021 Suburban office markets outperformed city centres for the first time in ten years, with six out of nine major cities seeing a drop in workstation rates. Research published today found demand was driven by workers rejecting both working from home and returning to crowded cities. The shift to smaller towns was also influenced by companies [...]
Goldman Sachs pushes back office return plans after government extends lockdown June 16, 2021 Goldman Sachs has pushed back plans to bring its UK staff back to the office after the government decided to extend the current Covid-19 restrictions for another month. The bank was preparing to bring staff back in June, but told workers overnight that it would delay its plans. A note to staff from Goldman Sachs [...]
What to wear to the office part II: Summer fashion March 18, 2021 Last week we asked what we might be wearing after lockdown ends and we’re finally expected to return to the office. This week we spoke to designers, tailors and fashion brand founders about the clothes from their upcoming ranges they expect to see us wearing over the coming months, from statement pieces to sleek everyday [...]