London moves into Tier 3: what does this mean for travel? December 14, 2020 The government has announced this afternoon that London will be moving from Tier 2 into Tier 3, following a substantial rise in Covid infections in the city. This announcement will have an impact on people travelling in and out of the city over Christmas. Domestic travel Domestic travel between different cities within the UK is [...]
London FOIL appoints Weightman’s partner as new president December 14, 2020 London FOIL has just appointed Ling Ong as their new president to lead the organisation through 2021. London FOIL is an arm of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, concentrating on the global insurance and reinsurance markets. Ling Ong is also a partner at UK law firm, Weightmans. Ong has been appointed to replace the outgoing [...]
Professional recruitment market ‘remains resilient’ despite vacancy fall December 14, 2020 Despite the looming uncertainly of Brexit and the disruption of a second national lockdown, the annual percentage drop in job hiring closed during November, suggesting the sector is fairing considerably well. According to data provided by growth analytics platform Cube19, in October, the year-on-year fall in professional job vacancies stood at -38 per cent for [...]
Britain has ‘most to lose from Brexit’, says French finance minister December 14, 2020 The French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has said that he believes the UK has more to lose from Brexit than the EU. “The British people will be the biggest losers from Brexit … Brexit, to use an expression of the late John Le Carre is a political, economic and historical folly,” Le Maire told France info radio. Le [...]
Amazon to launch Prime Video on Sky ‘in time for Christmas’ December 14, 2020 The Amazon Prime Video app will launch on Sky Q, Sky Ticket and NOW TV devices from 14 December – just in time for Christmas. The news follows a new multi-year partnership agreement between the two companies, which brings Sky services to Amazon devices and vice versa. The move is the latest example of aggregation from [...]
FTSE100 company disputes could cost £13.8bn December 14, 2020 Tax disputes with tax authorities globally could cost FTSE100 companies £13.8bn, research by Thomson Reuters shows. This figure Includes £11.7bn in extra tax related to disputes that the companies believe they will ultimately win, however, the FTSE100 set aside £2.1bn to cover the costs of these disputes last year. In total FTSE100 companies were involved [...]
Disney Plus ups target after Netflix-rival surpasses 86m subscribers December 11, 2020 Disney Plus has announced plans to increase its subscriber target by 2024 to between 300-350m overall subscriptions. It follows a strong debut year in which the Netflix-rival surpassed 86m total subscribers. Comparatively at the end of 2019, Netflix had 167m subscribers world-wide. However, Netflix began its streaming service back in 2007, having a 13-year head [...]
Analysts call BoE’s move to allow dividend payouts ‘concerning’ December 11, 2020 Analysts are divided over the Bank of England’s decision to allow lenders to resume dividend payments to their shareholders. Yesterday, regulators gave the green light for banks to resume handouts after it was determined that banks were in a strong enough financial position to handle Covid and a possible no-deal Brexit. The announcement cheered banks [...]
Poor broadband can knock £40k off average London home: study December 10, 2020 Due to the global pandemic, many people have either chosen or have been forced to work from home. The shift out of the office and into people’s homes has changed the importance of factors people consider when purchasing a new property. Now, if a house has poor broadband, it will knock the house price down [...]
Revealed: The most in-demand and hardest-hit job roles of 2020 December 9, 2020 Couriers are now the most in-demand job of 2020 with over 188,000 monthly vacancies for the position. This is according to a report by Quadrotech, analysing the UK job market to reveal the most sought-after and worst hit jobs of the year. There is little surprise that couriers take the top-spot, with companies such as [...]