Britain Wants Social Mobility But Private Schools Still Dominate September 26, 2025 By Irina Anghel Despite increasing corporate efforts to hire from more diverse backgrounds, private school alumni remain dominant among the most powerful positions...
New Visa Fees Spur Offshoring Talks, Hiring Turmoil September 24, 2025 By Aditya Soni and Echo Wang The Trump administration’s hefty new visa fees for H-1B workers have prompted high-level talks inside companies in Silicon Valley and...
Stricter Return-to-Office Policies Are Boosting Growth for Catering Providers August 25, 2025 By Maggie Shiltagh and Rachel Phua Tighter in-office mandates and the high cost of eating out are driving more workers to corporate cafeterias, where upgraded amenities...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN August 22, 2025 Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme...
UK Firms Hire Contractors Instead of Employees to Cut Tax Bills August 6, 2025 By Irina Anghel UK businesses are turning to the self-employed in an effort to rein in costs as they try to navigate Chancellor...
How Hot Can It Get? Scientists Are Struggling to Find an Answer July 17, 2025 By Eric Roston How hot can a heat wave really get? Before June 2021, scientists thought they knew. That’s when one of the...
Lawyers Warn UK NDA Ban May Reduce Misconduct Settlement Payouts July 15, 2025 By Hillary Boye Doku and Maddie Parker A landmark ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace misconduct cases – a longstanding practice of financial firms...
MGA Nexus Underwriting’s CEO Rouse Faces Internal Investigation for ‘Offensive’ Email July 14, 2025 By L.S. Howard Nexus Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, is investigating a “wholly inappropriate and offensive ” email sent by CEO Stuart...
UK Hiring Tumbles by Most in Nearly Two Years, KPMG Survey Shows July 14, 2025 By Tom Rees Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that...
Extreme Heat Is Killing European Workers Despite Government Efforts July 11, 2025 By Laura Millan Montse Aguilar was a healthy 51-year-old woman when she started her shift cleaning streets in Barcelona at around 2:30 p.m....