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,”...
Ex UK Goldman Sachs Manager Seeks $1.27M Over Harm From ‘Dysfunctional’ Workplace January 12, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley A former senior Goldman Sachs manager is seeking around 1.0 million pounds ($1.27 million) from the Wall Street bank in...
Hong Kong Employees Demand 6% Raise to Work in Office Full Time January 8, 2024 By Shawna Kwan Hong Kong workers say they would need a 6% raise to give up hybrid work arrangements, a dilemma that’s expected...
US Workplace Stress at All Time High, Survey Says December 28, 2023 Stress at work has reached epidemic proportions and shows little decline in 2023, according to the American Psychological Association’s “Work...
Some UK Financial Services Firms Keep Flexible Working to Boost Women in Workforce December 15, 2023 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu As firms across the City of London consider clamping down on working from home, Schroders Plc is sticking to its...
Harassment of Women in Financial Services Eclipses Other Industries: Aviva CEO Blanc December 14, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley Amanda Blanc, the CEO of insurer Aviva, told British lawmakers on Wednesday that physical and verbal harassment of women in...