Let lawyers take holidays without having to work, Mayer Brown managing partner says June 13, 2022 Mayer Brown’s UK managing partner has told partners in the law firm not to disturb associates on their holidays – apart from in emergencies. In an internal memo seen by The Lawyer, Dominic Griffiths, the highest-ranking partner at Mayer Brown’s London office, told the law firm’s senior lawyers not to interrupt younger lawyers’ holidays, as [...]
Google settles lawsuit for $118m over claims it ‘systematically’ underpaid female employees June 13, 2022 Google has agreed to pay $118m (£96m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought forward by four of its former employees over claims the tech giant “systemically” underpaid 15,500 of its female employees. The Silicon Valley firm will also bring in an independent labour economist to analyse its pay practices to ensure female workers are not [...]
Closing the gap: gender lens investing and the future of finance May 31, 2022 | City Talk Public perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study discovers yet another damaging disparity. Think pieces are written, hands are wrung, and companies promise to do better. Then the public’s attention moves on until another cycle starts. Actual change comes very slowly, [...]
Stretched employees face unmanageable workloads due to staff shortages, new survey show April 21, 2022 Almost two-fifths (38 per cent) of workers have said they are struggling to deal with “unmanageable” workloads, as a result of staff shortages, according to a survey from Totaljobs. At the same time, almost half (46 per cent) would like to see their companies hire more workers to make their workloads more manageable, while another [...]
Businesses fear losing staff over lack of hybrid working options April 1, 2022 The pandemic has shifted working patterns towards a hybrid office-home balance, with many employers now worried about losing staff without offering both options. With almost 20 per cent of firms now expecting workers back in the office full-time, according to a new report by Poly, many are considering options that offer more flexibility. The report [...]
“One size-fits-all approach doesn’t work,” Salesforce chief says in response to 4-day work week January 25, 2022 The CEO of Salesforce UK and Ireland has said workers should be allowed to decide “how, when, and where they work,” in response to calls for a four-day work week. Zahra Bahrololoumi, CEO of Salesforce UKI, said “a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work” as she claimed that Covid-19 has “accelerated a revolution” in the way [...]
Four day work week trial shows 100:80:100 model is taking off in UK but same job in less time may power stress and anxiety January 21, 2022 Three lockdowns have made a large number of employees re-evaluate the notoriously tricky work-life balance. The four-day working week is seen as the perfect solution, designed to offer employees flexible hours and increase productivity during working hours. To some large businesses the concept has proven more viable , so could the five-day working week the next traditional policy [...]
Most UK workers embrace four-day working week with many saying less time in office would boost productivity January 19, 2022 Over half of British workers feel a four-day work week would increase their productivity, according to new data shared with City A.M. today. In fact, 57 per cent of UK employees would like to have more space in their working week by reducing their hours to four days, the research commissioned by Airtasker found. However, one in three UK workers would consider supplementing their salary [...]
Mind Gym appoints new finance chief as new digital offering helps wipe out losses December 3, 2021 Workplace training provider Mind Gym said it had wiped out the losses it incurred in the last year and a half, after its financials had a rocky ride due to Covid lockdowns impeding on its face-to-face offering. The group also announced the appointment of Dominic Neary – previously a finance chief at Just Eat and Moneysupermarket.com [...]
It starts with a chat: FinnCap CEO Sam Smith on the female IPO deficit November 24, 2021 Sam Smith has led FinnCap through a particularly busy six months, as a flurry of activity in the M&A and IPO markets helped the City broker achieve record half year results last week. Earnings jumped 55 per cent to a record £32m, pre-tax profit was up around three-quarters to £6.3m, and the firm enjoyed a [...]