Five top US women footballers have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination Five stars of the successful US women's football team have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination. Co-captains Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Alex Morgan, midfielder Megan Rapinoe and goalkeeper Hope Solo have filed a federal complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. They intend to [...]
Penna: managers aren’t good at discussing careers According to a study conducted by Penna, the global people management business, over 60 per cent of employees are said to be considering a job shift because of a lack of career development opportunities. Penna says this is due to the fact that many managers are ill-equiped to discuss career topics such as "salary, delayed promotion and aspirations vesus [...]
Females struggle to break free from gender uniformity According to a new PwC report, common misconceptions that men are more likely than women to want to work abroad is creating barriers for women working in financial services. The reported misonception greatly contrasts with data that suggests that men in financial services are more likely than women to prefer international assignments before starting a family. In addition, [...]
President Obama nominates next Supreme Court judge after the death of Antonin Scalia last month March 17, 2016 US President Barrack Obama has nominated court of appeals judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, replacing Antonin Scalia. Garland is viewed as a moderate and has received support from both Democrats and Republicans in his career. “I’ve selected a nominee who is widely recognised not only as one of America’s sharpest legal minds, but someone who [...]
Policy Exchange calls for cleaner air measures March 10, 2016 Policy Exchange, a UK-based think tank, suggests road taxes should be raised on new diesel cars to improve air quality. The group suggests that the government should increase the first vehicle exercise duty (VED) rate for new diesel vehicles in order to reflect their bigger contribution to high levels of air polution. The group says the measure would raise £500 [...]
What does the latest forecast mean for Osborne’s budget? March 10, 2016 Following David Cameron and George Osborne's failure to extend Sunday trading laws, more bad news has arrived in the form of the ICAEW's economic forecast which could spell trouble for Osborne's Budget proposal next week. ICAEW's forecast has UK companies investing less this year due to declining business confidence, volatile global financial markets and a fall in [...]
Halifax says young people need education about the savings market March 9, 2016 A Halifax generation save report says young people have stronger saving habits than their elders but are less informed about the savings market. In the report, Halifax says people aged 18-24 are eight per cent more likely to save than people aged over 55 and 12 per cent more likely than the population's average. Although the younger generation has stronger savings [...]
Portmeirion breaks sales record for seventh year in a row March 9, 2016 Ceramics group Portmeirion hailed its seventh consecutive year of record sales in spite of the slowdown South Korea and challenges presented by the building of a new kiln at its Stoke-on-Trent factory. The company, whose brands include Spode, Royal Worcester and Pimpernel, posted an 11.9 per cent rise in revenues to £68.7m in the year to 31 December, largely driven by [...]