EY faces mounting staff backlash over sexual harassment case November 18, 2021 EY has come under fire from its own workforce for allowing a partner to retain his job after sexually harassing a junior female colleague on a company ski trip, according to reports. The accounting giant told staff it would do more to tackle inappropriate behaviour, following the case of Neil Hutt, a transactions partner who [...]
Peng Shuai: Tennis star’s email raises further concern for WTA November 18, 2021 The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on the legitimacy of an email alleged to have come from Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts is unknown. Peng, a former world No1, posted an allegation of sexual assault against former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on social media site Weibo. She alleged that she [...]
David Cameron resigns from Afiniti role after founder accused of sexual assault November 17, 2021 Former prime minister David Cameron has quit as chairman of the advisory board to the Afiniti software company after its multi-millionaire founder was accused of sexual harassment and assault. Afinit founder Zia Chishti is alleged to have left a 23-year-old employee with injuries after sex on a work trip to Brazil in 2017. The US [...]
Vice fashion editor suspended after sexual misconduct claims November 11, 2021 An editor at one of the UK’s biggest fashion magazines has been suspended after more than a dozen women accused him of sending sexually inappropriate messages.
BDO launches anonymous whistleblowing app November 11, 2021 Accounting firm BDO has launched BDO Tipoffs, a mobile app, to allow whistleblowers at client companies to report misconduct anonymously, according to reports. The firm’s new app, launched yesterday, is free to download and use on android and apple smartphones, according to South African publication Engineering News, which first reported the news. Currently organisations must [...]
Lover’s tiff: Tinder’s $2bn claim against Match gets day in court November 8, 2021 The relationship between Tinder and owner Match has turned toxic with the dating app’s founders and former employees claiming they were swindled. The case will be heard in a New York courtroom with the trial, which began with a 2018 state court lawsuit filed by Tinder co-founders Sean Rad and Justin Mateen, kicking off today. Tinder is accusing [...]
Half of all Brits victim of bullying, harassment or other misconduct at work October 14, 2021 Three in four British office workers in the UK have either witnessed or personally experienced misconduct at some point in their careers, according to a new study, shared with City A.M. today. Almost half (49 per cent) of office workers in the UK have personally been a victim of some form of misconduct, including bullying, [...]
Two in three UK women say bias and discrimination hold them back from finding work October 8, 2021 A large majority of women across the UK, namely two in three women, believe that bias and discrimination hold them back from finding work, according to new research, shared with City A.M. this morning. More than two in five women worry that their gender is a barrier to finding a new job and 30 per [...]
Prime Minister refuses to back public inquiry into Sarah Everard murder October 3, 2021 The Prime Minister has refused to commit to a public inquiry into the Met police’s failings on the Sarah Everard murder. Johnson told BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show the “first thing that needs to happen” was for the Independent Office of Police Complaints to look into what happened. He dodged calls from women’s campaigners [...]
Prime Minister refuses to back public inquiry into Sarah Everard murder – CityAM : CityAM October 3, 2021 The Prime Minister has refused to commit to a public inquiry into the Met police’s failings on the Sarah Everard murder. Johnson told BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show the “first thing that needs to happen” was for the Independent Office of Police Complaints to look into what happened. He dodged calls from women’s campaigners [...]