UK businesses face large digital skills gap, reveals study January 20, 2022 UK employers struggle to find talent across the digital, culture, media and sports (DCMS) sectors according to a government survey.
Four day working week better for your health? Long hours and putting in overtime do not hurt, on the contrary January 20, 2022 Putting in overtime often comes at a cost of stress, burnout and depression. But extra work doesn’t always negatively affect your wellbeing. In fact, according to recent research from ESCP Business School, it could be the opposite. According to the study, shared with City A.M. this morning, the crucial difference lies in the motivation behind [...]
Mode CEO quits following controversial Bitcoin cashback announcement January 20, 2022 The chief executive of UK fintech Mode has resigned two months after the company faced backlash for a controversial announcement.
Brits face their first commute this year as work-from-home guidance ends today January 20, 2022 Londoners and other commuters across the UK are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed yesterday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home guidance would be dropped immediately and rules on face coverings in classrooms would also [...]
Exclusive: Cushon closes £35m funding round to shake up ‘boring’ UK pensions January 20, 2022 Workplace savings fintech Cushon has closed a £35m fundraising round and doubled its assets under management (AUM) to £1.7bn with a new acquisition as it looks to shake up “complicated and boring” UK pensions. The new round of investment, led by existing investors including venture capital firms Augmentum Fintech and AshGrove Capital, takes the total [...]
Boris Johnson battles on as premiership is no longer on life support despite MP defection and Tory demands to resign January 20, 2022 The Prime Minister is battling on despite a senior Tory demanding “in the name of God, go” and a Conservative MP defected to Labour over allegations of rule-breaking parties in Downing Street. Former Brexit secretary David Davis called for the Prime Minister’s resignation in a Commons intervention on Wednesday before later warning the party faces [...]
Exclusive: In war for talent, the rapid surge in pay is tipping the balance of power, says Edmond de Rothschild manager January 19, 2022 11 million. Eleven million is the number of job openings that are currently unfilled in the world’s largest market alone, the United States. In other words, Corporate America is looking for 11m workers to operate at a level that meets end demand. To put this figure into perspective, this is an all-time high and double [...]
British fintech Revolut launches in-app US stocks trading January 19, 2022 UK fintech Revolut has launched commission-free stock trading in the US in a bid to compete with online brokerages including Robinhood.
Most UK workers embrace four-day working week with many saying less time in office would boost productivity January 19, 2022 Over half of British workers feel a four-day work week would increase their productivity, according to new data shared with City A.M. today. In fact, 57 per cent of UK employees would like to have more space in their working week by reducing their hours to four days, the research commissioned by Airtasker found. However, one in three UK workers would consider supplementing their salary [...]
How to make social media work for you January 18, 2022 | City Talk As the most-followed CFA charterholder on LinkedIn, Eric Sim, CFA, has expertly leveraged social media to connect with other professionals, build his personal brand and advance his career. Here he explains how to make social media work for you. Your internal brand is essentially what people in your organisation think about you. It’s usually set [...]
