Microsoft faces pressure from investors over sexual harassment record December 1, 2021 Microsoft investors are calling for greater transparency over sexual harassment claims following allegations against ex-chief Bill Gates.
House prices jump 10 per cent in a year amid buoyant market December 1, 2021 House prices are 10 per cent higher than they were last November, and grew 0.9 per cent compared to October, according to an index.
‘Cash machine at the till’ for withdrawals up to £50 coming to thousands of shops across the UK December 1, 2021 People can soon withdraw up to £50 in notes and coins in smaller shops without having to buy anything. A scheme enabling people to get cash from retailers’ tills without needing to make a purchase is to be rolled out to more than 2,000 shops before the end of the year. Cash machine network Link [...]
GSK poaches vaccine executive from Pfizer November 30, 2021 GlaxoSmithKline has poached a Pfizer vaccine executive after failing to bring its own Covid jab to market during the pandemic.
On the job hunt: These are the hardest vacant roles to fill in the UK November 30, 2021 Veterinary surgeons, senior auditors and HGV technicians are among the hardest jobs to fill in the UK, according to new research. Only 16 per cent of all job postings on job site Indeed fall into the ‘hard to fill’ category, meaning they have stayed on the website for over two months but over half of [...]
TSB becomes latest bank to announce closures as it shuts 70 branches November 30, 2021 TSB said it will close more branches as use by customers “declines further” and more people are choosing to bank digitally. It said 150 jobs will be affected by the move, but that all staff will be offered alternative roles at TSB. It stressed that it will continue to have the seventh largest branch network [...]
Half of UK businesses to increase prices as supply and labour costs rise November 30, 2021 Half of UK businesses expect to raise prices as the economy faces higher labour and supply chain costs according to Lloyds Bank.
London the top destination for global tech talent looking to relocate November 30, 2021 London is the most attractive destination in the world for tech talent looking to relocate to another nation.
UK’s biggest businesses should be reinvesting, not plugging Treasury’s holes November 30, 2021 So now we know: those with the broadest shoulders really are taking on their fair share of the burden. This is hardly a surprise, of course, except perhaps to those who still pine for the Corbynista dream of taxing British business out of existence, but the PwC research in today’s City A.M. does at least [...]
Amigo Loans on the brink as lending break continues November 29, 2021 Amigo Loans has warned it is at risk of insolvency as its break from lending to new customers continues.
