UK Financial Watchdogs Drop Diversity and ‘Name and Shame’ Reforms March 12, 2025 By Sinead Cruise Britain’s top financial regulators have scrapped proposed new rules to boost diversity and inclusion in the industry, and mothballed a...
Gender Pay Gap Endures in Australia’s Financial and Insurance Sectors March 4, 2025 By Amy Bainbridge and Nasteho Said Pay for women and men at firms in Australia’s financial and insurance services sector remains among the most unequal, according...
British Drugmaker GSK Abandons Diversity Targets Following Trump Pressure February 28, 2025 By Maggie Fick British drugmaker GSK will no longer set diversity targets, it said on Thursday, as it became the latest company to...
Fuji Media, Rocked by Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Says Executives to Resign January 28, 2025 By Rocky Swift Japan’s Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst...
Rising Sick Days Are Costing Europe Billions Every Year December 3, 2024 By Ott Ummelas Norway, illness is becoming an increasingly trying problem. Workers take more sick days than anywhere else in Europe and absences...
Australia’s Top Female Executives Make US$103,000 Less Than Men November 21, 2024 By Ben Westcott Australia’s top female business chiefs are earning A$158,632 ($103,340) less per year than their male counterparts, according to the Workplace...
Harassment Claims Soar at City Firms in Wake of Odey Scandal October 25, 2024 By Jonathan Browning City firms reported a 72% surge in non-financial misconduct complaints over the last three years following a string of high-profile...
Boozy Work Parties May Be Over With New UK Harassment Law October 25, 2024 By Jack Ryan Alcohol-fueled company events could become a thing of the past, as UK employers consider new rules that place an onus...
AI Push Sees Italy’s Intesa Axing 9,000 Jobs in ‘Generational’ Shift October 24, 2024 By Sonia Sirletti Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is replacing thousands of staff with younger hires to set the firm up for the use of...
Female Leadership Suffers When Private Equity Firms Invest October 16, 2024 By Isabella Ward Female board and leadership representation at European companies plunges whens private equity firms invest, according to a study by consultancy...