Three UK Tech Hubs You Can Get A Job In Right Now July 25, 2022 Remote working has opened up possibilities for the way we work like never before. Lots of us are (re)thinking the way we work, and a move can be an attractive possibility. A new city or region can offer a fresh – and more affordable – way of life plus a chance to switch things up. [...]
Former airport chair takes aim at Willie Walsh July 24, 2022 The war of words enveloping the entire aviation industry descended further still this weekend after a former Heathrow chair and City grandee said former British Airways (BA) boss and now trade body chief Willie Walsh had “trashed a great brand and created a company that is a byword for poor service”. Sir Nigel Rudd accused [...]
Hard-line immigration policy will ‘stifle’ growth in the capital, London firms warn Truss and Sunak July 24, 2022 A hard-line immigration policy risks tightening the labour market further and choking off economic growth in the capital, a top London business body has warned Tory leadership contenders.
Half of all Brits need extra money to get by so millions are scrambling to find additional sources of income July 24, 2022 As the cost of living crisis continues, over 30m Brits have been forced to seek an additional source of income due to the pinch on their finances. Shockingly, this is a staggering 65 increase in just four months, since February this year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. Younger people are [...]
Hybrid capital: London takes world’s number 1 spot as global hub for remote workers July 23, 2022 London is the top city in the world for global, remote workers, followed by Toronto and Buenos Aires. The UK is home to the most organisations hiring global, remote working in the EMEA region, followed by Germany and France, respectively. The first half of this year saw a 154 per cent increase in UK employers [...]
Blockchain.com lays off a quarter of staff as fallout from crypto crash worsens July 21, 2022 Blockchain.com cut 25 per cent of its workforce, about 150 people, as the impact of the “crypto winter” and the Three Arrows Capital collapse worsens. The crypto exchange blamed the sharp crash in the crypto market and high financial losses for the decision, according to CoinDesk. Blockchain.com will lose $270m from a loan to bankrupt [...]
Microsoft slashes open job listings as hiring slows down July 21, 2022 Microsoft is cutting several open job listings as it slows hiring amidst a gloomy economic outlook. The tech giant is expanding the hiring slowdown first announced in May and will continue this for the foreseeable future, Bloomberg reported, as a weakening economy dents confidence. Hiring will slowdown in the company’s Azure business and security software [...]
Millions of Brits looking to move abroad in search of a better life as cost of living crisis becomes unbearable July 20, 2022 A staggering 4.5m Brits are considering moving overseas for a better quality of life, as a result of the cost of living crisis and for better career opportunities. In fact, over 3.4m UK working adults say moving outside of the UK is a long-term goal of theirs, while 3 per cent admit they are actively [...]
Inflation expected to soar above eye-watering 40-year highs as cost of living onslaught deepens July 19, 2022 When official figures lay bare the extent of the mounting cost-of-living crisis on tomorrow morning, UK inflation is expected to soar even further above current eye-watering 40-year highs. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will show Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to at least 9.3 per cent in June, up [...]
Darktrace hikes profit margin forecast on bumper customer growth July 19, 2022 Cybersecurity giant Darktrace hiked its full-year profit margin forecast to 19.5 per cent today as it said it expected a surge in revenues to $417m for the year to June.
