Plastic surgery ads aimed at children will be banned from next year November 25, 2021 Cosmetic surgery clinics will be banned from from targeting under-18s with plastic surgery ads following a crackdown by advertising watchdog in the UK.
Soaring inflation in construction could spell disaster for housing in England November 25, 2021 The construction industry has been hit badly by inflation. Material prices are up: in terms of year on year increase, structural steel is at 65 per cent, reinforcement steel is at 62 per cent and plywood is at 56 per cent. Familiar supply chain problems are causing delays, and the cost of both energy and [...]
Ed Warner: Select committees are ultimately toothless November 25, 2021 The political pile-on has been swift. But although they secured detailed testimony on cricket racism under the cloak of parliamentary privilege, MPs show no signs of learning from the futility of their past hearings into sporting crises. It needn’t be so. I’ve had the dubious honour of appearing before three Westminster select committees down the [...]
Pandemic affects retirement plans for over half the nation, says Aviva November 25, 2021 Covid-19 has affected the retirement plans of 54 per cent of UK adults, with people nearing mid-life bearing the brunt of anxiety, according to new research.
Junior Lawyers & the pay war: How much is enough? November 24, 2021 After years of studying for complex qualifications, junior lawyers might think they are entitled to expect some reward. And those ever-growing rewards have been the subject of much after-work pub chat in the City over the past year. In the race to secure the best young talent, City law firms have obliged in style. A [...]
How finance professionals can reboot their skills for the digital era November 24, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Daniel Clark, Head of Technology Professional Development at BPP, tells Anna Melville-James how CAs can reboot their skills for the digital era From big data to cloud computing, the evolution of accountancy and technology are interwoven. Technical and ethical skills remain at the core of the CA’s role, [...]
Rugby in review: England’s year dissected November 24, 2021 Former Sale Sharks winger and 55-cap England back Mark Cueto, and City A.M.’s Matt Hardy, dissect Eddie Jones’ side across 2021. It’s been an extraordinary year for rugby. Initially empty stadiums, new found stars and the development of world class squads. For England though, it hasn’t all been plain sailing. So just how has this [...]
Exclusive: More flexible working can unlock £55bn and 51,000 jobs as staff morale and productivity improve November 24, 2021 Flexible working contributes £37bn to the UK economy annually. However, this could be doubled if companies rolled out more flexible working options, according to the findings of new research, shared exclusively withCity A.M.this morning. The report, by research firm Pramgatix Advisory links flexibility to improved staff morale and productivity, forecasting that a 50 per cent [...]
China’s persecution of Peng Shuai is shocking, but Hong Kongers aren’t surprised November 24, 2021 Few incidents have brought more public scrutiny about the exercise of power in China than the abuse of tennis champion Peng Shuai. The former doubles world No1 spoke out about violence against women publicly and accused a senior Chinese government official of sexual assault. Then, with shocking predictability, disappeared. Unlike the craven acquiescence to the [...]
Brit Awards drops gender-specific categories to address non-binary exclusion November 23, 2021 The Brit Awards has confirmed today that it will get rid of gender-specific categories in its annual celebration.