UK to see ’employment boom’ as lockdown restrictions ease June 8, 2021 Employers plan a huge recruitment drive, fuelled by the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to a new report out this morning.
City A.M. TV: A Market Snapshot June 7, 2021 US non-farm payrolls once again demonstrated their ability to move markets.
Employment tribunals: Age discrimination cases up by 74 per cent in a year June 3, 2021 The number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals increased by 74 per cent in the last year, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. Based on tribunal statistics data from the Ministry of Justice, digital community Rest Less found that the number of receipts under the jurisdiction of age discrimination in employment [...]
UK business optimism hits five-year high, so why has London slipped? May 28, 2021 Economic optimsim across the UK has reached its highest level in five year, but for some London businesses the reopening enthusiasm has waned.
Sunday Times Rich List: Who came out on top among a record 171 billionaires? May 21, 2021 Sunday Times Rich List: Record 171 billionaires in the UK, so who came out top?
90 per cent of businesses may replace staff who struggle to work from home May 10, 2021 As businesses are gradually planning for a ‘new normal’ post-Covid, this is likely to impact recruitment decisions over the next 12 months. The vast majority of companies – namely 90 percent – that was surveyed by expenses firm Expense On Demand indicated that they are likely to replace staff who were unable or struggled to [...]
West Midlands Trains ‘scams’ its own staff with email promising a pandemic bonus May 10, 2021 A rail union has called out West Midlands Trains for emailing 2,500 employees with the empty promise of a pandemic bonus as part of a cybersecurity test. In the email staff were thanked for their efforts under the “huge strain” of the pandemic and that managing director, Julian Edwards, wanted to thank them with a one-off [...]
Exclusive: Four out of five on furlough consider switching to jobs they are overqualified for May 4, 2021 Four in five furloughed Brits are considering applying for jobs they are overqualified for if they cannot return to their existing employment. Some 62 per cent of respondents feared they would not have a job to return to after furlough, according to new research by consultancy firm NTT DATA UK, shared with City A.M. this [...]
Man forced out of job after 40 years while battling cancer wins £2.5m payout April 29, 2021 Former KBR employee David Barrow has been awarded more than £2.5m after his employer’s decision to dismiss him for discriminatory reasons. Barrow, 64, won his claims for unfair dismissal, harassment and unfavourable treatment after he was let go from KBR, a Texas-based engineering and infrastructure company. The decision was made at a London employment tribunal. [...]
Older workers in worst job market ‘since 1980s’ April 26, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the largest annual employment fall for older workers since the 1980s, according to a report published today. Older and younger workers have been heavily knocked by the pandemic job market, which has seen a U-shaped employment shock. “While the youngest workers have been hardest hit by the crisis, older workers [...]