Harassment Claims Soar at City Firms in Wake of Odey Scandal October 25, 2024 By Jonathan Browning City firms reported a 72% surge in non-financial misconduct complaints over the last three years following a string of high-profile...
Boozy Work Parties May Be Over With New UK Harassment Law October 25, 2024 By Jack Ryan Alcohol-fueled company events could become a thing of the past, as UK employers consider new rules that place an onus...
AI Push Sees Italy’s Intesa Axing 9,000 Jobs in ‘Generational’ Shift October 24, 2024 By Sonia Sirletti Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is replacing thousands of staff with younger hires to set the firm up for the use of...
Female Leadership Suffers When Private Equity Firms Invest October 16, 2024 By Isabella Ward Female board and leadership representation at European companies plunges whens private equity firms invest, according to a study by consultancy...
Economic Challenges, Cyber, and People Risks Top UK Businesses’ Concerns: Marsh October 11, 2024 Economic and financial challenges (43%), cyber threats (39%) and people-related risks (38%) are the top three concerns facing UK businesses...
Probe Into EY India’s Office After Worker’s Death Finds it Lacked Labor Welfare Permit September 25, 2024 By Shivam Patel An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high...
Lloyd’s of London Plans to Overhaul ‘Unclear’ Rules on Dealing With Poor Conduct September 12, 2024 Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the commercial...
UK Tones Down Worker ‘Right to Switch Off’ Demands on Firms August 28, 2024 By Irina Anghel, Ailbhe Rea and Bashirat Oladele Britain’s Labour government is watering down ambitions to give employees a legal right to ignore work demands outside office hours,...
Australians Can Now Legally Ignore Work Calls, Emails After Hours August 26, 2024 By Ben Westcott Australians can now legally ignore unreasonable after-hours work calls and emails under new government legislation that came into effect on...
Toronto’s Traffic Crisis Is Keeping Workers Out of the Office, Poll Says July 16, 2024 By Christine Dobby Traffic is so bad in Canada’s financial capital that a majority of Toronto residents are prepared to endure around-the-clock construction...