Google searches for ‘remote jobs’ explode by more than 260 per cent as UK crippled by train strikes flexible working There has been an explosion in searches for ‘remote jobs’ in wake of recent train strikes by more than 260 per cent. New analysis of Google search engine figures show the term has been searched at the highest level in UK internet history. This is despite politicians such as Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg and host of [...]
6.5m Brits looking to leave job in next year as employers are urged not to treat pay rises as ‘silver bullet’ work-life balance A fifth of people are looking to leave their job in the next 12 months, with pay and quality of employment the key drivers. In a post-pandemic environment, it is estimated that 6.5m are looking to move on in search for higher wages, better benefits and work-life balance. A survey of 6,000 people in the [...]
Money Spotlight: The reasons your real pay is dropping like never before money & income Britons saw their basic pay fall at the fastest pace on record in April due to soaring prices. More pain is in store for UK households as inflation is set to hit further eye-watering peaks later this year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said yesterday that regular wages excluding bonuses plunged by 4.5 per [...]
Exclusive: Almost a quarter of firms have let staff go due to pandemic with a fifth now hiring freelancers June 16, 2022 Workers are increasingly entering unstable work patterns due firms cutting cut staff and replacing them with freelancers. Research published today and shared exclusively with City A.M. reveals 23 per cent of business owners have let permanent staff go this year, while a fifth are going for more flexible workers. The data showed 42 of freelancers [...]
Uber calls on rivals to offer employment benefits as Bolt faces trade union lawsuit June 15, 2022 Uber has called on its rivals to give drivers employment benefits, after one of the UK’s biggest unions said it is taking legal action against ride-hailing app Bolt over its lack of workers’ protections. Britain’s third largest trade union, GMB, is set to file legal proceedings against Bolt, in a bid to force the Estonian [...]
Canadian bank CIBC subjected senior exec to racial and sexual discrimination, lawsuit says May 30, 2022 An ex-senior banker at one of Canada’s biggest banks has filed an £800,000 lawsuit against her former employer over claims she was subject to racial and sexual discrimination while working at the firm. Zhuofang Wei, a former executive director at the London office of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), is suing the bank [...]
Post-Brexit and pandemic inquiry launched into labour market recovery as shortages ‘act as brake on prosperity’ May 27, 2022 A post-pandemic and Brexit recovery inquiry has been launched into the UK labour market as skills and worker shortages appear to have strained the recovery post-pandemic and Brexit. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee initiated the probe on Friday in wake of recently published figures by the Office for National Statistics, showing more [...]
Exclusive: Unprecedented war for talent reflects a seismic shift in power on Britain’s hyper-aggressive job market May 26, 2022 Britain’s jobless rate has fallen to its lowest level for over 47 years. In fact, for the first time ever, there are fewer unemployed people than job vacancies. This is resulting in an unprecedented ‘war for talent’ and an unprecedented wave of pay hikes, but what does this actually look like for London’s business community? [...]
Minister criticised for saying people should ‘work more hours or move to a better paid job’ to cope with cost of living crisis May 16, 2022 The government’s safeguarding minister has come in for sharp criticism after saying people struggling with the cost of living crisis should “work more hours” or get a “better paid job.” Rachel Maclean said there were way households could “protect themselves” from rising inflation and pressures on their budgets, while appearing on Sky News this morning. [...]
Govt accused of ‘turning its back’ on workers after promised Employment Bill is nowhere in Queen’s Speech May 10, 2022 The Government has come under fire for “turning its back” on workers after a long-awaited and promised Employment Bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech. Unions and Labour criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, accusing him of “fobbing off” working people. Unions have been expecting legislation for years, saying a Bill is needed to tackle [...]