CBI President Says Business Group May Not Survive Sexual Assault Scandal April 25, 2023 By Sabah Meddings The Confederation of British Industry may not survive a scandal triggered by rape claims among staff, its president said, as...
Update: Major UK Companies Abandon CBI Following Second Rape Claim April 21, 2023 By Katie Linsell, Sabah Meddings, Thomas Seal and Laura Benitez A swathe of major UK companies, ranging from banks to supermarkets, have resigned from the Confederation of British Industry as...
Japanese Banks (and Insurers) Face Spotlight for ‘Gender Washing’ Women Managers April 19, 2023 By Taiga Uranaka and Komaki Ito Some Japanese banks may soon come under the spotlight for potential “gender washing” over the way they count the number...
Scandal at CBI Plunges UK Business Lobby Into Existential Crisis April 17, 2023 By Sabah Meddings and Joe Mayes When Rishi Sunak stepped up to the podium at the Vox venue in Birmingham in November, he had one mission:...
UK’s Confederation of British Industry Fires Director General After Probe of Complaints April 11, 2023 By David Milliken and William Schomberg The Confederation of British Industry said it had fired its director-general Tony Danker and suspended three others after an investigation...
Toronto Office Vacancies Hit 28-Year High as Remote Work Persists April 10, 2023 By Ari Altstedter The office vacancy rate in downtown Toronto reached its highest point since 1995 as the persistence of remote work damps...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal March 30, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking...
Commerzbank Executive Wins £300,000 in Sex Discrimination Suit March 22, 2023 By Katharine Gemmell A Commerzbank AG manager won more than £300,000 ($366,650) in a sex discrimination lawsuit following a long-standing legal battle with...
Specialist Insurer Hiscox Launches Underwriting Academy in UK March 17, 2023 Specialist insurer Hiscox UK has officially launched its underwriting academy following a successful pilot in Q4 2022. The Hiscox Underwriting...
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...