The 25 best jobs in the UK in 2016: Here’s the definitive list from business development manager and trader to finance manager January 20, 2016 What’s the best job in the UK right now? Careers website Glassdoor has put together the definitive ranking of UK employers, so you no longer have to wonder. And some of the entries may strike you as surprising dream jobs. Sure, there may be more people dreaming of a future as a pop star or top [...]
Judge policies by their results, not intentions January 14, 2016 Sometimes three small words can be very powerful. “Reward for failure” is one such example, a phrase that has come to encapsulate public discontent with the financial crisis and high pay at banks and in business more broadly. The rights and wrongs of high pay can be argued all day (and all night), but no one [...]
LV= steps into legal market with law firm Lyons Davidson partnership to provide a selection of legal services January 4, 2016 Insurance company LV= today announced it is entering the legal market, working with a law firm to provide a range of legal advice services. By partnering with solicitors firm Lyons Davidson, LV= Legal Services will be able to provide advice on matters including wills, conveyancing and employment law. “Most of us need expert legal help [...]
No. 4: La Caixa Foundation December 17, 2015 SPAIN – £350m The 110 year old La Caixa Foundation stems directly from the Spanish bank set up in 1904 by Catalan lawyer Francesc Moragas. Moragas had a deep sense of public responsibility and the bank was the first in Spain to provide social insurance. From 1918 La Caixa began to allocate part of its [...]
Can robots be the victims of harassment in the workplace? The law will have to be revised to deal with more automation December 9, 2015 In November, the Bank of England warned that up to 15m British jobs are under threat from automation. And whether you work on the factory or the trading floor, the probability is high that you’ll have to get used to more machines in the workplace. But as the speed of technological change accelerates, law-makers [...]
City law firm GQ Employment Law acquires smaller rival Camfords December 7, 2015 City law firm GQ Employment Law has snapped up a smaller boutique rival Camfords for an undisclosed sum, the pair announced today. Founded in 2010 by former Clyde & Co lawyer Richard Harvey, Camfords advises domestic and multi-national businesses and high-net worth individuals across a number of industry sectors including insurance, technology and luxury goods [...]
Syria crisis: How to defeat Isis in five steps without misleading the public December 6, 2015 While the Prime Minister searches in vain for the 70,000 moderate Syrian troops on the ground he disingenuously promised were just waiting for UK air strikes to begin before they rose up against Isis, I thought we might better occupy our time by actually laying out how the terror state can be strategically defeated. Ironically, [...]
Eva Carneiro set to file individual legal claim against Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho November 2, 2015 The storm engulfing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has intensified after it emerged that the club’s former doctor Eva Carneiro intends to file an individual legal claim against the Portuguese. Mourinho is set to be served legal papers this week as part of a separate, but connected, twist to the saga which has seen Carneiro’s lawyers bring action [...]
Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro seeks constructive dismissal claim October 29, 2015 Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has instructed her lawyers to pursue a claim of constructive dismissal against the club after being banished from her duties by manager Jose Mourinho.. The serving of legal papers on the club this week could trigger an employment tribunal next year should an out-of-court settlement fail to be agreed. The [...]
Morrisons staff to sue after disgruntled colleague Andrew Skelton posted bank, salary and National Insurance details online October 27, 2015 Morrisons staff are planning to sue the supermarket after a data leak led to personal details of almost 100,000 employees being posted online by "a former colleague with a grudge". Bank, salary and National Insurance details were posted by Andrew Skelton, a senior internal auditor at Morrisons' Bradford head office, on data sharing websites after being disciplined [...]