City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment June 20, 2024 By Jonathan Browning Hundreds of UK banks, brokers and insurers missed a deadline to respond to the financial watchdog’s survey on sexual harassment...
Britain’s ‘Quiet Quitters’ Are Costing the Economy £257 Billion June 14, 2024 By Irina Anghel The UK economy lost more than £257 billion ($327 billion) in potential output because of demotivated workers last year, adding...
Britain Rejects Call to Ban Gagging Orders in Financial Services Sector May 15, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley Britain’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday rejected a call to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), which can be used to silence victims...
Financial Services Firms Should Be Banned From Misusing Gag Orders: UK Lawmakers March 8, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley and Nell Mackenzie Finance firms in Britain should be banned from misusing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of sexual harassment and abuse,...
Lloyd’s Hits 35% Female Leadership Target, Says it Has a ‘Way to Go’ March 5, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley Lloyd’s of London has hit a short-term target of filling 35% of leadership roles with women, although less than half...
Remote Workers Often First to Get Laid Off Despite Legal Risk February 20, 2024 By Khorri Atkinson Remote workers are more likely to be laid off or miss out on promotion opportunities than their peers who work...
Banks, Insurers Ordered to Report Sexism and Bullying Cases in Britain February 15, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and...
French Regulator Fines Amazon for ‘Intrusive’ Staff Surveillance January 23, 2024 French regulator CNIL said on Tuesday it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros ($35 million) for what the...
Spanish Court Rules Facebook Moderator Suffered Work-Related Mental Trauma January 19, 2024 By Joan Faus and Catarina Demony A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator’s mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such...
Women in Finance Criticize City of London’s ‘Tokenistic’ Diversity Efforts January 18, 2024 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Testimonies from 40 women across banking, insurance, and asset management in Britain describe diversity and inclusion initiatives as often “tokenistic,”...