World AIDS Day: stigma about HIV and AIDS is damaging lives and productivity in the City December 1, 2022 Harun Tulunay lost his job when he was first diagnosed with HIV because he wasn’t aware he was legally protected in the workplace, and stigma around his condition meant it wasn’t easy to speak with his HR department. He is one of many Londoners who has been treated unfairly despite people living with HIV being [...]
Rail union calls on Mark Harper to ‘avoid the mistakes of Grant Shapps’ October 27, 2022 Rail union TSSA has called on newly-appointed transport secretary Mark Harper to “avoid the mistakes of Grant Shapps” and remove blocks to negotiations between workers and train operators. The relationship between former transport secretary Grant Shapps and union leaders has been a tense one, as unions accused him several times of blocking negotiations. Both Shapps [...]
Labour MP Christian Matheson QUITS after panel upholds two sexual misconduct claims October 21, 2022 Former Labour MP Christian Matheson has quit after a Parliamentary watchdog upheld two claims of sexual misconduct. The Independent Expert Panel told Matheson to take leave from Westminster after complaints from a junior member of staff, breaching policies of Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme. Labour branded it an “incredibly serious case” and that chief [...]
Sturgeon wants to inspire? Her campaign is based on finger-pointing, not potential October 10, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday, at SNP conference: “Let us inspire with hope in our hearts.” It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. This is, after all, the same Sturgeon who spent much of her speech bemoaning Westminster, the Labour party, and “aggressive unionism” for holding Scotland back – which sounds to us a [...]
Exclusive: Banks cleaning up their act as City sees steep drop in bullying and sexual harassment September 20, 2022 Banks, insurers and other financial services firms have come under pressure from the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in recent years to crack down on personal misconduct by individuals in regulated firms, and it seems these efforts are starting to pay off. City A.M. can reveal this morning that London’s financial services space [...]
Sleaze claims during final weekend in office: Senior Boris Johnson aide faces sexual misconduct allegations September 3, 2022 Allegations of sexual misconduct are being made against a Cabinet minister and a senior No 10 aide in Boris Johnson’s Government. Sky News has reported the allegations of two women, detailing how they were allegedly assaulted and groped by figures within the Government. The accusations come as Johnson prepares to end his tenure as Prime Minister, [...]
Woman wins tribunal against Swiss Re over executive’s sexist comments August 25, 2022 A former underwriter at Swiss Re has won an employment tribunal against the world’s biggest reinsurance company, after a senior executive at the firm told her: “If I had breast like yours, I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer, a political risk underwriter at the Swiss insurer, is now set to receive a payout, after [...]
Solicitors’ watchdog vows to use strike offs instead of fines in sexual misconduct cases August 23, 2022 The UK’s solicitors’ watchdog is set to cease fining lawyers for personal misconduct offences, apart from in exceptional circumstances, with a view to using non-financial sanctions instead. In a statement, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said it is pushing forwards with plans to amend its fining regime, after the UK’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) upped [...]
NDAs have earned a bad rap, but we can make them fair August 13, 2022 In the City, there are many legitimate reasons for confidentiality to exist. But too broad NDAs can create a dangerous culture of secrecy,
Number of law firms fined by SRA increases following anti-money laundering compliance crackdown August 1, 2022 The number of fines against law firms, handed out by the UK’s solicitors’ watchdog, has increased six-fold over the past five years following an anti-money laundering compliance crackdown, according to data obtained by City A.M. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which regulates more than 11,000 law firms in England and Wales, gave out just six [...]