Flexibility is king: Over half of Brits considering ditching their job in the next year January 25, 2022 More than half of Brits are considering changing their jobs within the next 12 months, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. The pandemic has shifted many workers’ priorities over the past two years, with talk of the so-called ‘great resignation’ and a four-day work week climbing corporate agendas. A heightened interest in [...]
DS 9 E-Tense review: French fancy January 25, 2022 Germany dominates the premium car sector, but France wants a piece of the action. Richard Aucock drives the luxurious new DS 9.
As the City readies itself for the future, firms rethink their office downsize January 25, 2022 Moments after Boris Johnson announced the end of Plan B Covid-19 restrictions the order went out to civil servants to lead by example – and head back to the office. The edict will have reflected a desire to get people back into the capital and breathe new life into the economy, not least the hospitality [...]
Goldman, Citi, KPMG and PwC lead office return as workers flock back into the City January 21, 2022 The City of London’s major banks, accountants, law firms, and insurers have called on staff to return offices, after the government scrapped its work-from-home guidance. Major players including PwC, KPMG, Slaughter and May, and Aviva, told City A.M that they have called on staff to come back in. Major banks and financiers including Goldman, Citi, [...]
Online school has been a blemish for kids learning but hybrid could be a safety net January 21, 2022 Earlier this week, Boris Johnson announced kids would once again be free to take off their masks while at school. But with the Omicron variant still sweeping through the country, some schools have defied the Prime Minister and will keep the rules in place. The uncertainty all of us have had to live through has [...]
The Pandemic Gap: 78 per cent of firms report ‘technical debt’ January 20, 2022 New data has revealed that 78 per cent of organisations have taken on greater levels of technical debt in the last year. Software AG’s annual Situation Report surveyed over 700 IT decision makers from the U.S., U.K., Germany and France, and found that global IT professionals feel that technical debt plays an important role in [...]
Genesis G70 Shooting Brake review: Euro vision January 17, 2022 The G70 Shooting Brake is a stylish estate car and the first Genesis designed specifically for Europe. Tim Pitt drives it.
Exclusive: Most commercial landlords are struggling to find tenants for their office buildings January 16, 2022 More than three fifths of the UK’s commercial landlords are struggling to attract tenants to traditional offices as businesses’ workspace demands have changed rapidly during the pandemic, according to new research that was exclusively shared with City A.M. today. In fact, more than six in ten commercial landlords are currently struggling to attract prospective tenants [...]
Weekend Read: Growing number of companies opt for four-day week as Brits want better work-life balance January 15, 2022 After Atom Bank said it planned to introduce a four-day working week, at the end of last year, a growing number of companies are looking to introduce the so-called ‘4-3 model’. Panasonic and Bolt have become the latest employers to shave off one day a week. They are following the trend that more and more Brits [...]
Letters: Heigh ho, off to work we go January 13, 2022 [Re: Central London continues to feel hit of plan B measures, January 11]We’ve seen footfall in Central London dropping again as plan B measures keep many office workers at home. In December, office occupancy reached 10 per cent, a new low for London. This can’t go on. We must return to the office en masse, [...]