Women in Finance Criticize City of London’s ‘Tokenistic’ Diversity Efforts January 18, 2024 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Testimonies from 40 women across banking, insurance, and asset management in Britain describe diversity and inclusion initiatives as often “tokenistic,”...
Some UK Financial Services Firms Keep Flexible Working to Boost Women in Workforce December 15, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu As firms across the City of London consider clamping down on working from home, Schroders Plc is sticking to its...
Fewer Than 10% of CEOs in Britain’s Largest Companies Are Women November 27, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Even as Britain’s largest companies are hiring women in executive leadership roles at the fastest pace in five years, there’s...
Financial Services Firms Acknowledge ‘Awful’ Culture in UK Sexism Inquiry November 16, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Representatives from finance firms across the City of London said more work was needed to tackle gaping gender disparities in...
UK Fails to Protect Menopausal Women in Workforce, Lawmakers’ Committee Says January 24, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu The UK is failing to address menopausal discrimination in the workforce, an issue that led to women quitting their jobs...
Nearly Half of UK Black Professionals Plan to Leave Their Jobs July 18, 2022 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Almost half of Black employees are planning to leave their jobs in the near future, resenting the lack of fairness...
UK Government’s Safety Plan for High-Rise Buildings Could Push Away Investors: Aviva July 14, 2021 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Aviva Plc, the UK insurer and asset manager, warned the government that new safety proposals for high-rise apartment blocks could...
Grant Thornton Staff in UK Want to Stay Home After Pandemic, in New Blow to the Office April 7, 2021 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu In a fresh blow to the office, staff at one of the UK’s largest accountancy firms have given strong support...
PwC Announces Hybrid Post-COVID Working Model for UK Staff April 5, 2021 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu PricewaterhouseCoopers will give UK staff Friday afternoons off this summer and allow them to choose the amount of time they...
A Divided Britain Must Now Seek New Identity Outside European Union January 31, 2020 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, Alex Morales and Thomas Penny At 10 a.m. inside Aux Merveilleux de Fred, a patisserie in the heart of London’s French quarter, the air is...