UK Staff Coming Into the Office Now Outnumber Hybrid Workers: Survey October 23, 2023 By Irina Anghel British workers coming into the office every day outnumber those who spend part of the week working from home, for...
Car Premiums to Rise Again as British Insurers Feel the Heat August 30, 2023 By Irina Anghel and Laura Benitez Motorists in Britain should brace for another year of steep insurance rises as providers confront cost pressures, industry figures have...
Law Firms Are Recruiting More AI Experts as Clients Demand ‘More for Less’ July 5, 2023 By Irina Anghel Chatbots, data scientists, software engineers. As clients demand more for less, law firms are hiring growing numbers of staff who’ve...
McKinsey Creates New Ethics Role After $641 Million Opioid Fallout June 22, 2023 By Matthew Boyle and Irina Anghel McKinsey & Co. is beefing up its ethics department after a series of high-profile controversies, including helping Purdue Pharma LP...
UK’s Largest Companies Fail to Comply With FCA’s New Gender-Diversity Quotas March 10, 2023 By Irina Anghel Seven of the UK’s 10 largest listed companies have failed to comply with the FCA’s new gender-diversity quotas, a reminder...
Lloyd’s to Pay Some Staff £1,500 in Latest Cost-of-Living Aid February 1, 2023 By Irina Anghel Lloyd’s of London will hand some staff an extra £1,500 ($1,850) to cover rising living costs as inflation persists into...
Double Whammy of Insurance and Energy Costs to Trigger UK Insolvencies, PwC Warns January 26, 2023 By Irina Anghel More than 30,000 British companies went bust last year, with accountants warning of a “double whammy” to come in April...
UK Financial Services Firms Lead Europe in Push to Shrink Board Gender Gap January 10, 2023 By Irina Anghel UK finance firms now have a higher proportion of women on their boards than their European counterparts, a rare boost...
London Law Firms Face Reckoning in 2023 After Big Salary Hikes This Year December 28, 2022 By Irina Anghel London’s biggest law firms paid generously to secure the brightest young recruits they could this year. Meeting those salary pledges...
Surfers Accuse UK Water Companies of Illegally Dumping Raw Sewage November 29, 2022 By Irina Anghel Water companies illegally dumped raw sewage into the UK’s rivers at least 146 times this year, a campaign group called...