Morrisons follows Lidl and pledges to pay above National Living Wage September 29, 2015 Morrisons has followed in the steps of German discounter Lidl after announcing a 20 per cent pay hike for its staff in line with the new Living Wage. The supermarket, which is striving to turn itself around after years of declining sales, said more than 90,000 staff across all age brackets would benefit from a [...]
Care International UK’s Lend With Care loan platform bringing capitalism to the world’s poor September 28, 2015 Most people are familiar with the Lend Lease arrangement between the US and the UK during the Second World War, wherein the US government provided Britain and other allied nations with supplies to support the war effort. Fewer will be aware of the food parcels that US citizens generously sent across the pond to [...]
When is Google’s Birthday? Anniversary Google Doodle celebrates 17 years of tech company on 27 September – here’s four ways it’s changed September 27, 2015 Happy Birthday Google. From search engine to science research and everything in between, in 17 years the company has grown from an office in the dorm rooms of founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to a multi-billion dollar company that is now a verb in the dictionary. Celebrating the occasion, Google has made a doodle [...]
Who will pay Edward Bramson’s tab for TGI Fridays bid? September 23, 2015 Perhaps Edward Bramson just likes caravan holidays. There are few other obvious reasons why the prominent activist investor is returning for a second bout of City-style pugilism with Electra Private Equity. Electra, the owner of Park Resorts and TGI Fridays, has barely recovered from its bruising (but victorious) encounter with Bramson’s investment vehicle, [...]
Reports: Deutsche Bank cutting 23,000 jobs September 15, 2015 Deutsche Bank is laying off a quarter of its workforce, according to news agency Reuters. Some 23,000 jobs are affected, mostly in the bank’s technology and back office operations and through selling its PostBank unit, sources have said. The layoffs come just three months after new chief executive John Cryan took over the helm of [...]
British Land’s Leadenhall Building Cheesegrater has two new tenants Petredec and Fidelis Insurance September 15, 2015 The City's iconic Cheesegrater has two new tenants, leaving just five floors available at the Leadenhall Building. British Land and Oxford Properties, the developers behind the Cheesegrater (aka Leadenhall Building), today announced that global energy company Petredec and Fidelis Insurance were moving in. Oil and gas company Petredec, which will use the office space for its European [...]
Yes, Jeremy Corbyn’s far left shadow chancellor John McDonnell is a joke – but the threat he poses is all too real September 14, 2015 "Know Your Enemy" is advice worth heeding. And it is particularly appropriate for those of us who believe in free markets when faced with the new shadow chancellor John McDonnell. For it would be easy simply to dismiss him as a far left nutcase. Not because he is not far left (he is). Not [...]
Quindell share price falls after distressed companies investor Hedge fund Beach Point Capital Management beefs ups stake September 14, 2015 A US-based hedge fund has beefed up its stake in insurance group Quindell, which is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Beach Point Capital Management now has a five per cent stake in Quindell, after buying more than 420,000 shares in the company on 10 September. Beach Point, whose clients include large public and corporate pension [...]
Changing jobs: Cardinal sins to avoid – even leaving with a list of contact details poses a big risk September 13, 2015 September is a time for new beginnings. And as the nights draw in and kids go back to school or university, you may have decided to take the plunge and change jobs. It should be an exciting time, but there can be some legal pitfalls, which can make the move more stressful than it needs [...]
Pay to return to pre-crisis levels in 2017, think tank predicts, but warns of inflation rise risk September 13, 2015 Pay will return to pre-crisis levels by 2017 if economic trends continue, a think tank predicts, however rising inflation could push that off-course. The latest research by the Resolution Foundation predicts that average weekly earnings grew by between 2.7 per cent and 2.8 per cent in the three months to July, in line with the [...]