Layoffs, Remote Working Hinder Diversity Push, UK Finance Executives Say September 28, 2023 By Huw Jones Layoffs, working from home and misguided tips on how to get ahead are hindering moves by financial firms on inclusion...
UK Workers Take Most Sick Leave in More Than a Decade: Employer Survey September 26, 2023 By David Milliken British workers took the most sick leave in more than a decade during the past year, a survey of employers...
Hedge Fund Manager Crispin Odey Faces Lawsuit Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations September 25, 2023 By Jonathan Browning Two of Crispin Odey’s alleged victims have filed a lawsuit against the hedge fund manager and his eponymous former firm....
Britain Proposes Diversity and Misconduct Rules for Financial Services Firms September 25, 2023 By Huw Jones Britain’s financial regulators proposed guidance on Monday for financial firms to tackle sexual harassment and bullying, along with new requirements...
Return-to-Office Is $1.3 Trillion Problem Few Have Figured Out September 5, 2023 By Matthew Boyle In the emerging post-pandemic era, most aspects of life have returned to normal. Moviegoers are flocking to cinemas, vacationers jammed...
Swiss Re Ordered to Pay Former Underwriter $1.6M for Sexism, Unfair Dismissal August 25, 2023 A former Swiss Re underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for...
UK Issues Record Number of Work Visas to Fill Staff Shortages August 25, 2023 By Philip Aldrick A record 321,000 visas were issued for migrants to work in the UK in the year to June as employers...
More Than One-Third of Desks Globally Sit Empty All Week Long: Report August 23, 2023 By Matthew Boyle More than one-third of desks in offices around the globe are unoccupied all week, according to a new report, raising...
Point of No Return? Australians Fight for the Right to Work Permanently From Home August 2, 2023 By Byron Kaye Before COVID-19 sent one-third of the global workforce home, the Melbourne property surveyor that employs drone operator Nicholas Coomber called...
Firms With Flexible-Work Policies Hire Faster Than Those Fully in Office: Research July 21, 2023 By Mia Gindis Companies with flexible in-office policies are hiring faster than those that have fully returned to pre-pandemic attendance rules. But landing...