Derwent: London property investment trust credits ‘busy’ West-End and return to the office for uptake in leases May 4, 2023 Derwent, the London property investment trust, has told investors that London and the West-End is “busy” as a return to offices and shopping signal better times for the capital. In its first quarter trading update, the FTSE 250 real estate firm revealed a 6.6 per cent uptake in the number of leases secured which totalled [...]
Women Want Equal Progression Opportunities At Work May 2, 2023 Does the company you work for promote women at the same rate it promotes male counterparts? If you’re nodding in agreement, you’re among the minority. That’s because women still only make up 30% of leadership roles in the UK. This is despite an active push by the government to highlight this issue via the FTSE [...]
UK retail giant set to ditch central London office space amid job losses May 1, 2023 John Lewis is looking to cut its office space by over 50 per cent after the company seeks to drastically cut costs benefiting from a loose hybrid working approach. The John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, first announced its plans to move offices last year, waiting until the lease of its current Victoria HQ [...]
Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4 review: Plug-in and play May 1, 2023 The new Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV is a plug-in hybrid SUV that also appeals to car enthusiasts. John Redfern drives it.
Lloyds Bank orders staff to return to the office ‘at least’ two days a week April 28, 2023 Hybrid workers will have to spend at least two days a week in the office, Lloyds has told staff, with “card swipe data” used to monitor their return.
Over 50s and retirees want to work more, so long as it’s flexible April 28, 2023 A lack of flexible job opportunities is keeping over 50s out of the workforce and preventing retirees from returning to employment according to a survey. Insurance giant Zurich UK found nearly one in five UK adults over 50 were deterred from applying for new jobs because of a lack of flexible working opportunities. Timewise found [...]
Self-driving cars will bring vital innovation to our roads – but we need new laws for it to work April 26, 2023 Self-driving cars will make our roads safer, bringing innovation to the UK. But we need regulation and clarity to ensure the industry can trust us as a place where it can flourish, writes Ben Everitt
Would You Become A Salary Nomad For More Money? April 24, 2023 Coronavirus changed many things for many people, and the way that we work was perhaps the most impacted. And the digital nomad, an employment trend that had previously been slightly scornfully reserved for a type of gig economy worker, became a legitimate alternative to the traditional 9-5. While the term has been in use since [...]
Oxford Street on cusp of something really ‘special’, New West End chief says April 23, 2023 Oxford Street is on the cusp of something “really special” and “exciting”, the chief of the New West End company has said, as store development and a boost in international tourism signals a return to better times for London’s most iconic shopping district. Dee Corsi, who oversees operations for the retail strip which spans from [...]
We asked ChatGPT to write today’s headlines. We’d give it a B minus. April 19, 2023 ChatGPT can write a half-decent headline and turn out good news copy. But it lacks a certain flair and creativity.