Exclusive: Home improvement boom gives SME construction a 35 per cent lockdown boost September 9, 2021 The home improvement boom experienced during three strict lockdowns has led to a 35 per cent increase in sales for SMEs in construction, according to new data that was shared exclusively with City A.M. today. Figures from almost a quarter of a million invoices recorded by 915 trade SMEs has shown that the average invoice value [...]
Six questions to figure out if your money is working as hard as you are September 8, 2021 | Sponsored At home, in the office, or in a mixture of the two – wherever you work, it’s a fair bet you’ve worked harder than ever over the past year or so. But is your money putting the hard yards in too? Making your money work harder could help you reach your goals more quickly and [...]
Three brilliant roles to apply for this week September 8, 2021 Are you looking for a new job at the moment? It’s pretty exciting, but it can also be pretty overwhelming. People always say that looking for a job is like a full time job itself, and we couldn’t agree more. Which is why we want to help where we can. We have a brilliant job [...]
Hybrid working: Out of office… forever? September 8, 2021 | City Talk During lockdowns, many started working from home for the first time. Now, 91% don’t want to go back to the office full-time. With hybrid models of work being adopted by many, Christian Koch talks to leading CAs about the chances of a new workplace revolution… This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. What does [...]
Give your business a boost and ‘move on up’ to North East England September 8, 2021 | Sponsored The coronavirus pandemic has seen organisations in all sectors find new, innovative ways of working. From remote and hybrid offices, to the adoption of new digital technologies like video conferencing and cloud computing; the pace of change has been unprecedented. Another significant trend – one that was well established before the pandemic but has continued [...]
Back to the office: Can employers bar unvaccinated people from the office? September 7, 2021 As the Covid vaccine rollout is maturing across Britain, an increasing number of employers have indicated they will require their staff to be vaccinated before they can return to the office. Earlier this year, Pimlico Plumbers was the first company in London to publicly announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its founder revealed [...]
Here’s how much you must put into your child’s JISA to get them on the housing ladder September 6, 2021 Parents and grandparents face putting away more than £3,000 per year typically to help children on to the property ladder in adulthood, and in London it’s more than double that. A child born in 2021 would need average annual deposits of £3,129 into their Junior Isa (Jisa) to afford the average UK first-time buyer deposit [...]
Tech industry experts warn of “perfect storm” for job shortages September 6, 2021 New data shows that the tech industry has been hit hard by staff shortages, with the deficit approaching 70,000. Between August 23 and 29 there were 1.66m active job openings in the UK with 68,929 adverts for programmers and software development professionals. According to the REC, August saw the highest figures for weekly job adverts [...]
Petition calling on John Lewis to pay Real Living Wage signed by 30,000 September 6, 2021 A petition calling on the John Lewis Partnership to pay disgruntled staff the Real Living Wage has amassed almost 30,000 signatures. According the the petition a fifth of workers are paid under the real living wage, priced at £9.50 per hour across the UK and £10.85 in London despite the company being employee owned. The [...]
Poor home connectivity risks “jeopardising” switch to hybrid working September 6, 2021 Uncertainty around how businesses should support staff with digital connectivity issues could undermine the UK’s shift to hybrid working, according to new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and CityFibre. The CMI/CityFibre polling of over 1,000 managers shows a significant appetite for long term flexible working arrangements, including at least some periods of home [...]
