Brexit tensions rising amid UK-EU trade war drawing closer as Britain plans to kill off Northern Ireland deal today May 17, 2022 Liz Truss is expected to announce the government’s intention to bring forward legislation which rips up parts of the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal on Northern Ireland. It is understood that the Foreign Secretary will make the announcement in a statement to the Commons following a full Cabinet meeting, in an attempt to restore power-sharing in [...]
Are you suffering from re-entry syndrome? How to cope with post-COVID anxiety May 17, 2022 Information and support to help you cope with anxiety brought on the post-pandemic return to ‘normal’. The heights of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated periods of lockdown were extremely difficult for many people. From health concerns to money worries and loneliness, a range of issues placed pressures upon our mental wellbeing. Whilst COVID hasn’t gone [...]
Tesco chief Ken Murphy collects £4.7m: 224 times overall pay of median staff member May 13, 2022 Ken Murphy, the chief of supermarket giant Tesco, received a £4.74m pay packet for the past year, the group has revealed in its annual report. The report, which was filed on Friday morning, said Murphy’s bumper total pay deal was 224 times the overall pay of the median member of staff at Tesco. It comes [...]
UK’s accountancy sector turnovers soar to record highs May 12, 2022 The UK’s accountancy firms generated more cash in March than in any other month on record, new Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures show. Turnover in Britain’s accountancy sector jumped 14 per cent from February to March to record highs of £4.13bn. The multi-billion sum comes as a new high for the UK’s accountancy industry, [...]
Clive Bannister set to take over as CMA chair after two-year hunt May 12, 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog is set to appoint former Phoenix Group and HSBC executive Clive Bannister as its chair after a two year hunt, according to reports. Bannister will takeover as chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after Andrew Tyrie, the former chair, was ousted in 2020 in a boardroom coup, the Financial [...]
Goldman Sachs: World is entering new era of ‘bigger government’ and ‘higher taxes’ May 11, 2022 The world economy is entering an era of “bigger government” and “higher taxes,” according to a top Wall Street bank. The scaling back of red tape and stronger corporate profits that characterised the global business environment since the 1980s is set to reverse, Goldman Sachs has said. Supply-side reforms pushed through by former British prime [...]
Irritated EU watches in disbelief as UK’s Brexit language hardens with Truss calling Brussels ideas ‘backwards’ May 11, 2022 Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said some proposals put forward by the European Union during months of discussions on the post-Brexit treaty would “take us backwards” as she argued against introducing “more checks, paperwork and disruption”. Truss warned the UK “will not shy away” from taking action on the Northern Ireland Protocol after the Prime Minister [...]
Tech giants need to crack down on racist abuse online, says Sadiq Khan May 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan said tech giants need to ‘act sensibly’ and not wait for governments to bring in regulations
Tesco chief joins calls for energy firms to face windfall tax amid deepening cost-of-living crisis May 10, 2022 Tesco chairman John Allan has joined calls for energy giants to be slapped with a windfall tax to ease pressure on households.
Isolating the problem: why the modern office needs real and virtual watercooler moments May 9, 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Seidl is a partner at Marsh McLennan, and an expert on the future of work. Here he lays out just what the workplace needs to look like post-pandemic FEW PEOPLE understand more what it is to be resilient than Terry Waite CBE, the humanitarian and author who was held hostage in the 1980s. [...]