Lloyds suspends job cuts until October amid coronavirus crisis May 22, 2020 Lloyds Banking Group said today it has suspended all job cuts until October to help employees through the coronavirus crisis. City A.M. revealed last month that staff already going through redundancy processes feared the bank would leave them jobless at the height of the pandemic. Lloyds had previously suspended all new job cuts, but those [...]
Which south London pubs are serving pints this weekend? A non-exhaustive list May 22, 2020 The pint. The perfect measure; not too big, not too small. And now available in takeaway milk cartons in a host of pubs across south London. Here’s City A.M.’s very much non-exhaustive list of pubs south of the river that will allow you to have something cold, fizzy and poured by somebody else over this [...]
Covid-19 will change business forever, says Deloitte chief May 22, 2020 The economic and cultural impact of the coronavirus crisis is so severe that it will change business forever, a top Deloitte executive has said. David Sproul, Deloitte’s global deputy chief executive, told City A.M. that rapid changes in working habits and use of technology since the pandemic outbreak would likely never be reversed. “I’m absolutely [...]
Easyjet says it has defeated Stelios in crunch board vote May 22, 2020 Easyjet today said that its founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has failed in his bid to oust key management including the chief executive, according to the initial result of a shareholder vote. Haji-Ioannou launched the attempt to remove the management team after a row over Easyjet’s continuation of a deal to buy 107 Airbus planes for [...]
Austerity architect George Osborne: UK faces ‘hard choices’ after borrowing surge May 22, 2020 Former chancellor George Osborne has said the government will in the next “two or three years” need to lay out a plan to “bring balance” to the budget, after data showed that borrowing soared in April. Osborne sharply divided opinion in the UK as the primary architect of post-2008 austerity, which slashed spending in an [...]
Wetherspoon to rely on app more than ever under plan to reopen all 875 pubs May 22, 2020 JD Wetherspoon has outlined plans to invest £11m in reopening its pubs, including installing screens and providing hand sanitiser and protective clothing for staff. The pub chain said it will reopen all of its 875 pubs in the UK and Ireland when it gets the go-ahead from governments, and all pubs will operate their usual [...]
Nissan weighing 20,000 job cuts as car sales struggle May 22, 2020 Japanese car company Nissan is reportedly considering cutting 20,000 jobs with a focus on Europe and developing countries as car sales plunge following coronavirus crisis. The potential cuts come as Nissan prepares to announce its updated mid-term strategy next week. Profits at Nissan have been struggling for the last three years and the coronavirus has [...]
Bank of England deputy warns of risks to BoE’s upbeat forecast May 22, 2020 Bank of England deputy governor Dave Ramsden has warned that there could be some “scarring” to the economy after coronavirus as he stressed that the path to recovery is hugely uncertain. Ramsden also said that the Bank still has “quite a lot of headroom” to buy more bonds and echoed governor Andrew Bailey in saying [...]
Mortgage payment holidays extended until October May 22, 2020 The financial watchdog has today extended payment holidays to support those struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said banks can extend the mortgage holidays for a further three months up to the end of October. It comes after chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the furlough scheme to October to [...]
Burberry cuts dividend as sales dive during coronavirus pandemic May 22, 2020 British fashion brand Burberry said this morning that it will not pay a full-year dividend as it revealed that fourth quarter sales plunged due to coronavirus lockdowns around the world. The luxury retailer said sales in the fourth quarter were down 27 per cent and 60 per cent of its stores were closed at the [...]