Exclusive: BDO’s managing partner on audit reforms, staffing issues and the company Christmas party December 3, 2021 This week accounting giant BDO saw its profits jump to over three quarters of a million pounds per partner, putting them ahead of their peers at rival firms EY and KPMG. At £760,000 per BDO partner, the firm leads the payout battle as EY partners were paid an average of £749,000 this year and KPMG [...]
IT consultancy BJSS creates 250 new hybrid working jobs amid UK expansion November 29, 2021 World-Class Business Technology Consultancy (BJSS) has created 250 new jobs as the IT consultancy expands to eight new locations in the UK. The fresh bout of investment across Liverpool, Aberdeen, Swansea, Lincoln, York, Exeter, Reading and Milton Keynes has unlocked a raft of roles from across technology, engineering and consulting. It follows BJSS, which already [...]
Jacky Wright, Microsoft’s Chief Digital Officer on technology, ethics and business November 29, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Jacky Wright, Corporate VP and Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft US, tells Laurence Eastham why business and society thrive at the intersection of technology and ethics, and why we’ve now hit a critical juncture. As Corporate VP and Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft US, Jacky Wright has a pivotal role [...]
Hybrid working is here to stay: Young talent decline job offers that do not include hybrid options November 27, 2021 A flexible work culture is now a key consideration for most young workers when choosing a job. In fact, talented young people will not join companies that are inflexible about how their employees choose to work, a new study suggests. More than half of 18- to 34-year-olds surveyed by the business finance lender Sonovate said [...]
Exclusive: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ no longer applies as tech-daring UK companies are hungry for risk November 25, 2021 Enthusiasm for experimenting with new technologies is growing fast across UK businesses, largely because many companies are increasingly prepared to take more risks. Given the increased risk appetite and firms embracing tech, organisations are pumping more cash in new technological applications and platforms. In fact, 77 per cent of businesses with headcounts over 250 said [...]
Top super yachts, from slick new hybrids to the giants of the sea November 25, 2021 Even though the sky is an ominous steely grey and a storm is forecast, we set sail from Monaco to Cannes aboard the new 55-metre Moskito super yacht, which was built by Dutch shipyard Heesen and unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. With a “displacement hull” gleaming like a white shark’s tooth, it [...]
Square smile! You are back in the City November 24, 2021 You may have spotted the new Lord Mayor of London, Vincent Keaveny and Policy Chair of the City of London Corporation, Catherine McGuinness next to a new roundel at Bank station, to welcome workers and visitors back to the City. In partnership with TfL, it is part of the City of London Corporation’s Square Smile [...]
‘NFT’ named word of the year by Collins Dictionary beating ‘pingdemic’ November 24, 2021 The growing cultural capital of crypto has been proven once again with 'NFT' declared word of the year by Collins Dictionary.
One in three workers have experienced domestic abuse during the pandemic November 24, 2021 The Vodafone Foundation highlights the gaps for employee support and domestic abuse.
Exclusive: More flexible working can unlock £55bn and 51,000 jobs as staff morale and productivity improve November 24, 2021 Flexible working contributes £37bn to the UK economy annually. However, this could be doubled if companies rolled out more flexible working options, according to the findings of new research, shared exclusively withCity A.M.this morning. The report, by research firm Pramgatix Advisory links flexibility to improved staff morale and productivity, forecasting that a 50 per cent [...]