UK Businesses Brace for Great British Resignation in 2022 December 21, 2021 By Emily Ashton UK businesses were hit by rising numbers of staff leaving their jobs voluntarily during 2021, with many employers facing the...
London Turns Into Ghost Town as UK Faces Record-Breaking Wave of COVID Infections December 16, 2021 By Thomas Buckley and Deirdre Hipwell The owner of Parlez, a pub and restaurant in south London, hoped that sales this Christmas would have bounced back...
Lloyd’s and London’s Finance District Confront a Past Steeped in Slavery October 6, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON — British ships ferried over 3 million enslaved African people across the Atlantic Ocean. Lloyd’s of London insured many...
UK Financial Services Sector Calls for Eased Visa Requirements to Keep Competitiveness September 30, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON — Britain’s financial sector has called on the government to ease visa requirements on overseas staff who want to...
Workers in London’s Financial Services Industry Are Returning to Their Desks in Droves September 20, 2021 By Harry Wilson and Tom Metcalf On the lower floors of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canary Wharf headquarters, the desks are filling up. Traders, salespeople and close...
Climate Activists Plan 2 Weeks of Protest in City of London August 20, 2021 By Michael Holden Environmental activists who caused days of traffic chaos in London two years ago said on Wednesday [Aug. 18] they would...
London Is Struggling to Lure Back Workers, Says CEO of Legal & General August 5, 2021 By Benjamin Robertson and Mark Cudmore The head of one of the UK’s largest insurers and investors warned that the City of London is struggling far...
London Staff Want Big Pay Raises Before Returning to Their Desks Full-Time: Survey July 23, 2021 By Eamon Akil Farhat London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets to return...
Update: Britain Unveils Blueprint to ‘Sharpen’ London’s Post-Brexit Competitive Edge July 1, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain’s finance minister pledged on Thursday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector as he set...
Central London Could Lose as Many as 835,000 Jobs to Remote Working: Report June 29, 2021 By Jill Ward Central London could lose as many as 835,000 jobs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with employees in service...