Arrogance is the single biggest turn off for recruiters when interviewing candidates September 13, 2016 If you're on the hunt for a new career in London's buoyant jobs market, chances are you'll at least meet with a recruiter before you jump ship. But when you do, be wary of making the biggest faux pas recruiters have reported seeing time and again in a new survey from cloud-based online meeting platform [...]
Charity Day lures celebs including Lindsay Lohan, Davina McCall, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Joanna Lumley to BGC Partners’ trading floor September 12, 2016 BGC Partners’ trading floor was overrun by comedians, Olympians, film stars and London’s mayor yesterday at the brokerage’s annual charity fundraising day. The gaggle of celebs roaming BGC’s labyrinth of computer screens and phone speakers to clinch the cash for this year’s charities included actor Tom Hardy, garden-bridge pusher Joanna Lumley, supermodel Jodie Kidd, TV [...]
Canadian fertiliser firms Potash Corp of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc agree to mega-merger September 12, 2016 Canada's Potash Corp of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc are set to merge in a deal that will create one of the world's largest crop fertiliser companies with an enterprise value of around $36bn (£27bn). The combination entity of Potash, which is the world's biggest crop nutrient company by capacity, and Agrium, the largest farm retailer in North [...]
Travellers opt for urban luxury as posh hostel group Safestay doubles revenues September 12, 2016 Luxury hostel group Safestay's share price suffered today after it said headwinds in the London market will affect full-year trading, despite revenues increasing two-fold in the first half of the year. The figures Revenues at Safestay, which operates premium hostels in Elephant and Castle, Holland Park, York and Edinburgh, rose to £3.29m in the six [...]
Beta version of pensions dashboard due by next March after Treasury signs agreement with 11 largest insurers September 11, 2016 A prototype of the government's long-awaited pensions dashboard is due to be ready by March next year, after the UK's biggest pension providers gave the project a green light. The Treasury has secured an agreement from the 11 groups, including Aviva, HSBC, Royal London, Standard Life and Zurich, to build the prototype, while the Association [...]
Britons may need visas as well as passports to travel in Europe after Brexit is formalised September 10, 2016 UK citizens may need to apply for visas if they wish to travel to EU countries after Britain formally leaves the organisation. Officials at the EU's executive body are considering plans that would mean British business travellers and tourists would need to apply online for a visa and pay a fee before travelling to the [...]
EasyJet: Pilots considering strike action during October half-term holiday over fatigue “risk” September 10, 2016 EasyJet pilots are understood to be considering a strike in early October that would coincide with many families' half-term holiday plans. Around 2,000 pilots based in the UK are being balloted about industrial action by the pilots' union the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa). The ballot will close on 21 September. The move towards industrial [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 7: US urges consumers to stop using devices after dozens of batteries exploded September 10, 2016 The US' consumer safety authority has urged all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using their phones, ahead of issuing an official recall, piling more pressure on the South Korean electronics giant. The Consumer Product Safety Commission released advice yesterday for users to switch their phones off until they can be replaced. Samsung, the [...]
Syria crisis: US and Russia reach truce deal and plan to tackle Isis with joint airstrikes September 10, 2016 The US and Russia have reached a breakthrough deal on Syria's peace process that will begin with a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" from sundown on Monday. The two countries, who have been at odds with one another over the five-year conflict and backed opposite sides, have agreed to launch coordinated air strikes against Isis and other [...]
Government set to make BBC reveal pay packets of stars on more than £150k September 10, 2016 The next BBC royal charter will force the organisation to divulge the names of more than 100 of its stars who are paid more than £150,000 a year. The charter, which is due to be published on Thursday, is understood to slash the level at which the BBC must disclose the pay of its leading [...]
