At the frontline: The cyber threat is becoming ever more subtle November 8, 2016 On any given day, typing the words “cyber attack” into Google News will give you a fresh medley of hacking stories. Hollywood and Edward Snowden may have romanticised the perpetrators of these crimes, but behind most of the headlines sit one or more business owners who are the victims of these devastating breaches. Darktrace and its 330 [...]
Workers are taking fewer sick days this year. And, you guessed it, Brexit is being cited as a reason November 8, 2016 The number of sick days are falling – and the trend, like so many others, is being linked to Brexit. A new study found the average worker took off 1.67 days per year for minor ailments, down from 1.85 in 2015. The fall in sick days is being linked to job security and the UK’s [...]
Do you want the “worst job in Ireland”? Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s after an assistant November 8, 2016 Renowned for his outspokenness, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, may not be the easiest boss to work for. Well, so says a job advertisement searching for an assistant to the Ryanair boss. Described as "worst job in Ireland?????", essential attributes include a thick skin, "saint-like" patience and ability to "operate without sleep or contact with [...]
Here’s how much less women in tech get paid compared with men November 7, 2016 Women working in the technology industry in the UK are being short changed. They are earning nine per cent less on average than their male counterparts in the same job, losing out on around £5,000 per year. And women in the UK are losing out more than those working in tech in other top hubs [...]
Start ’em young: City A.M. meets Captify co-founder Adam Ludwin November 7, 2016 By the time he was 21, Adam Ludwin, co-founder of adtech firm Captify, had already been to and quit university, and worked as an estate agent, a city broker and a recruitment consultant. But he still wasn’t content. “For what I wanted to achieve I really didn’t feel that I needed to go down the [...]
Four psychological language tricks to help you win within the workplace November 7, 2016 As the businessman and writer Stephen Covey once said, “proactive people recognise that they are response-able”. They choose their behaviour and know how the right language can move people in the right way. Understanding the psychology of your colleagues and clients is key. Once you understand the lock in people’s brains, you can unlock gates using your [...]
Women should hold one third of senior executive jobs at FTSE 100 firms by 2020, says Sir Philip Hampton’s review November 6, 2016 One in three senior executive positions at FTSE 100 firms should be occupied by women by 2020, a new government-backed review will say this week. Led by Sir Philip Hampton, the chairman of GlaxoSmithKline and UBM chair Dame Helen Alexander, the review will recommend the new target for FTSE 100 exec committees and the management [...]
Yule be sorry! Tips to avoid a Christmas office party disaster November 4, 2016 Have you been bestowed with the honour of arranging the office Christmas party this year? Lucky you. Organised well, your success will elevate you to office hero. Done badly, you may return in the new year to a desk relocation, perhaps next to the toilet, or microwave. To avoid giving your office a party to remember [...]
James Dyson is offering degrees to would-be engineers through Warwick University November 4, 2016 Vacuum magnate James Dyson is doing his bit to solve the UK's engineering skills gap, after he announced his Dyson Institute of Technology will begin providing university degrees to aspiring engineers. The institute will work with the University of Warwick on the courses, in which students will hold down salaried jobs at Dyson while studying for [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: If I could just tell you one thing – Innocent co-founder Richard Reed November 3, 2016 This week we're joined at the London School of Economics by Richard Reed, the co-founder of Innocent, to talk about his new book, If I Could Just Tell You One Thing, a compendium of advice from 62 of the world's best-known thought leaders. He talks about why he and his co-founders launched Innocent Drinks – and why [...]