Menopause gap: Only 13 per cent of firms have policies in place to support women March 28, 2022 Businesses are failing to deal with menopause effectively, as new data reveals that only 13 per cent of organisations that had a high representation of women in their workforce had a menopausal policy.
Lawyers counter P&O’s claims that it cannot be prosecuted March 24, 2022 Legal experts are disputing P&O’s claims that it is not subject to English law after company boss Peter Hebblethwaite said British courts have no power to prosecute the firm. The ferry operator claimed it had not broken UK laws, because its vessels are registered in Cyprus and Bermuda. The claims come after Prime Minister Boris [...]
Exclusive: Aspire chairman Paul Farrer warns Brits ‘not to walk blindly into four day week’ March 20, 2022 From a healthier work/life balance and greater job flexibility to giving employees the freedom to spend more time with their family or even focus on a side hustle, the potential advantages of the four day working week are huge. Businesses could stand to benefit too, with happier, more productive and focused staff. Amid record level [...]
Lawyers say P&O broke the law by firing 800 staff over pre-recorded video call March 18, 2022 Dubai owned ferry operator P&O could be subject to a series of successful lawsuits over its decision to fire all 800 of its UK staff via a pre-recorded video call, lawyers have said. Speaking to City A.M. Helen Crossland, employment partner at West End law firm Seddons said P&O’s decision will expose the firm to [...]
Major breakthrough in Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets passport back as UK negotiators land in Tehran March 15, 2022 A British negotiating team is in the Iranian capital to discuss the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe while the British-Iranian mother has had her passport returned, her local MP has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016 on charges of plotting to overthrow the government – allegations she has always [...]
‘Bonuses are back, and not just for bankers’, says CEO of recruitment giant Randstad March 11, 2022 Bonuses are back. That is the firm message of the boss of one of the largest recruiters in the country. Victoria Short, CEO of recruiter Randstad UK, told City A.M. this morning that “bonuses are back – and not just for bankers. “ Her comments follow the announcement that staff at the John Lewis Partnership will share [...]
Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy set to wind down Moscow offices March 10, 2022 Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy has joined its Magic Circle rivals in vowing to wind down its Moscow office, as law firms from across Europe and the US pile out of Russia. Allen & Overy’s decision to wind down its Russian operations comes after the firm first opened its Moscow office in 1993. [...]
Government workers union threatens ‘mass disruption’ to force Legal Ombudsman to recognise staffing crisis March 10, 2022 The UK’s sixth biggest union has threatened to launch a campaign of “mass disruption” to force the Legal Ombudsman to formally acknowledge its staffing issues, after more than a fifth of the government body’s staff left within a year. The threat comes after talks collapsed between staff at the Legal Ombudsman and the senior management [...]
Norton Rose Fulbright cuts ties with Russia over ‘brutal invasion’ of Ukraine March 7, 2022 Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has confirmed it is shutting down its operations in Russia.
Brexit impact minimal as London lost only 7,500 jobs due to UK’s departure, says EU-born City mayor March 7, 2022 The City of London’s mayor, Irishman Vincent Keaveny, rejects any notion that London is losing its position as Europe’s financial capital. In fact, the Square Mile has lost less than 7,500 jobs as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU, Keaveny said, while City firms employ more than 500,000 people. “A certain number [...]