What big business and the City want from Labour and Tory election manifestos May 25, 2024 The UK’s top business groups are scrambling onto an election footing and preparing to lay out their manifesto demands as the Labour and Conservative election machines kick into gear.
Sir David Clementi: King’s Cross chief ends 16-year stint before Google move-in May 22, 2024 City grandee and former BBC chair Sir David Clementi will step down as head of King's Cross Central, marking the end of a 16 year stint at the company.
How business leaders can embrace shift to healthier office dining May 20, 2024 The healthier office landscape is in a constant state of evolution, and the recent embrace of hybrid work models has only accelerated these changes.
Lloyds defends return-to-office mandate as staff engagement falls to nine-year low May 16, 2024 Lloyds Banking Group has defended its workplace culture after it experienced a sharp drop in its employee engagement index last year, driven by a "tough" stance on staff returning to the office.
London needs more than Kevin Costner’s ‘build it and they will come’ approach May 13, 2024 “If you build it, he will come,” whispers the ghostly voice in Kevin Costner’s 1989 film Field of Dreams. It’s a mostly-misquoted line that’s been used to underpin scores of corporate and sporting turnaround efforts over the past 30 years.
Half of workers ‘tempted’ to move jobs for four-day week, survey finds May 11, 2024 Half of workers say they would be “tempted” to move jobs for the offer of a four-day working week, a survey has found.
Gas mask supplier Avon Protection wins £38m MoD contract amid chemical warfare threat in Ukraine May 9, 2024 Avon Protection has won a £38m tender from the MoD to supply gas masks for the UK army, amid allegations of chemical weapons use by Russia in Ukraine.
IWG maintains full-year guidance amid US listing talk May 7, 2024 Wework rival IWG has said it is on track to meet full-year profit and debt reduction forecasts after warnings over rising costs in March.
City professionals, our schools need you! May 7, 2024 Young people no longer want to become teachers and older career-switchers are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap. So why is the government cutting funding for a programme that's proven to help?
The Debate: Have flexible working laws gone too far? May 1, 2024 Will new laws allowing workers to "request" flexible hours culminate in the irreparable breakdown of society?