UK firms go slow on women’s pay as gender pay gap narrows slightly April 4, 2019 The gender pay gap widened at 181 of the UK’s largest employers last year, as big business made small progress towards reducing disparities between men and women. Read more: Avoid these "quick fixes" for closing the gender pay gap With around 10 per cent of employers left to report before tonight's midnight deadline, those with more [...]
For safety’s sake, we need to rethink our address system April 4, 2019 Back when I worked in the music events industry, a huge part of my time was spent trying to get bands and equipment to the right place, on time. It was far more difficult than I’d ever imagined, and it was painfully clear to me that street addressing is totally inadequate for directing people from [...]
US expansion: Plotting your route across the pond April 4, 2019 As the country renegotiates its place on the global stage, many UK businesses are following suit – looking abroad for growth opportunities that were once found closer to home. But there is nothing manifest about a business’s destiny to grow overseas. Instead, there are several questions that you should answer before expanding overseas. Take the [...]
Amazon tops Linkedin list of top 10 companies to work for April 3, 2019 A list of the top 10 companies that are seen as most attractive for workers released by Linkedin this morning revealed a varied mix of preferences for job hunters in the UK. Amazon, which recently raised wages after coming under criticism for employment practices and warehouse conditions, took the number one spot, with firms such as [...]
Babcock appoints former Shell executive Ruth Cairnie as first female chair April 3, 2019 Defence giant Babcock has appointed its first female chair in Ruth Cairnie, a former Shell executive and Rolls-Royce non-executive director. Cairnie will join the FTSE 250 government contractor as a non-executive director with immediate effect, Babcock announced this morning, boosting its shares one per cent in early morning trading. Read more: Defence giant Babcock's chairman [...]
If you want to close the gender pay gap, avoid these quick fixes April 2, 2019 This Thursday, 4 April, is the deadline for private and charity sector employers to submit reports on the gender pay gap within their organisation. The fact is that most employers have a gender pay gap, and the reasons behind them will differ in every case. Here are some of the most common pitfalls to watch out [...]
City Moves for 2 April – who’s moving jobs at Powell Gilbert, Stobart and Ashurst? April 2, 2019 Here are all the City Moves happening today: Powell Gilbert Specialist IP law firm Powell Gilbert LLP has promoted Siddharth Kusumakar to its partnership, increasing the total number of partners at the firm to ten. Since joining Powell Gilbert in 2012, Siddharth has advised clients across a variety of technologies, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional [...]
How did Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes build her house of cards? April 1, 2019 Elizabeth Holmes is quite possibly one of the most successful salespeople in history. If you’re unfamiliar with this mind-blowing tale, she was the founder of US medical tech company Theranos, which aimed to revolutionise healthcare by replacing traditional blood tests with miraculous machines that could detect all sorts of diseases from just a finger prick’s [...]
Babcock could appoint Rolls-Royce director Cairnie as first woman chair within weeks March 31, 2019 Defence giant Babcock is planning to appoint a female director at Rolls-Royce as its next chair, according to reports. Ruth Cairnie, a non-executive director on the engine maker’s board and former executive at oil giant Shell, could be named the contractor’s chair within weeks. Read more: Defence giant Babcock's chairman to step down after decade [...]
Green shoots for apprenticeships but levels remain well below pre-2017 levy figures March 28, 2019 Apprenticeship starts have started to grow for the first time since the introduction of a controversial levy on employers, but are still below equivalent figures reported in 2016-17 and 2015-16. Between August and January, 225,800 people embarked on apprenticeships, 10 per cent up on the same period the year before. Read more: Government 'very unlikely' [...]