The dos and don’ts of being headhunted November 24, 2010 YOU may be forgiven if the case of Lonmar Global Risks v West & Others, which came to a conclusion in the High Court earlier this month, passed you by. But the verdict may well have a significant impact on you if you are in one of those City jobs where you work in a team, [...]
Office jokes are here to stay, legally November 16, 2010 THE Equality Act arrived with a fanfare last month and was broadly welcomed for clarifying existing discrepancies within employment laws. But some employers are concerned that the new Act could make it easier for disgruntled members of staff who are offended by office jokes to take their employer to an employment tribunal. So does this [...]
Finally, the City gets the retail hub it deserves October 27, 2010 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT LAND SECURITIES AFTER years in the making, I am very excited to introduce One New Change, the City of London’s newest and largest retail experience, as it opens at midday today. Boasting 60 stores over three floors, One New Change offers something for everyone. Some of the UK’s most loved brands, including [...]
The Square Mile’s long transformation continues October 27, 2010 POLICY CHAIRMAN, CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION THE wind of change is blowing through the City and in this instance, I am not referring to London’s financial heart in the wake of the economic crisis. I am talking about One New Change, Cheapside’s largest shopping destination, which is set to transform the Square Mile. Is that [...]
Smooth operators come to the City October 27, 2010 IT is said that there is a craze at Goldman Sachs for traders to wax their chests, then unfasten three buttons on their shirts so that their glorious, smooth skin is shown off. Which suggests that when Strip, the upmarket waxing chain, opens its first City store in One New change, it might not just [...]
While you’re in the City soak up the atmosphere and the history October 27, 2010 FOR centuries St Paul’s, and not the Stock Exchange, was where the City’s activity and bustle reached its highest pitch. A seventeenth century writer wrote of it that “the noyse in it is like that of Bees, a strange humming or buzze, mixt of walking, tongues and feet: It is a kind of still roar [...]
Wind to decide whether course proves a breeze September 29, 2010 MARTIN KAYMER’S RIGHT-HAND MAN THEY might not have agreed at the time, but the treacherous conditions at the Tour Championship at East Lake last weekend might have actually done the Americans a favour as they look to defend their Ryder Cup honour this weekend. With the Dunhill Links Championship coming up at St Andrews next [...]
THROUGH THE KEY HOLES September 29, 2010 HOLE 1 HOLE one is key on any course – not least because it’s vital you get off to a solid start. This is a dogleg right to left, but to clear the bunkers on the left it’s a 295-yard carry, so the safe option is to keep right for a better shot onto the [...]
Monty’s men ready to reclaim Ryder Cup September 29, 2010 ANTICIPATION for golf’s biennial battle has never been higher on this side of the Atlantic. After a hugely successful year for European golfers, expectation is also sky-high and it’s no surprise that Team Europe are listed as 4/6 favourites on Betdaq. Indeed, Paddy Power have already paid out on a European victory before a ball [...]
The Ryder Cup is special, it’s in the blood September 29, 2010 OUR MAN AT CELTIC MANOR WINNING the Ryder Cup as captain at the Belfry in 2002 was quite simply the best feeling I have ever experienced on a golf course. Nothing comes close. I didn’t think anything could top sinking the winning putt to win it as a player in 1985, but taking the trophy [...]