Commuter towns experiencing boom in demand for office space as more companies move towards flexible working post-pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 Commuter towns are experiencing a boom in demand for office space as more companies move towards flexible working … Read more
Sitting with your back to the wall is the best seat in the office (and NOT just because the boss can’t see what you’re up to), study finds Study found having desk looking out at too many others makes it harder to focus UCL researchers surveyed 172 working for London firm in large open-plan office … Read more
The Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer: Ex-chiefs gained wealth, honours and directorships as almost 150 postmasters were wrongly prosecuted Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into High Court battle After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a ‘pervasive failure’ to investigate … Read more
Why playing the share market, buying Bitcoin or selling a house could get you in trouble with the tax office – here’s how to make sure you don’t get stung Australian Taxation Office cracking down on those who profited from shares Tax agent H&R Block said Bitcoin investors were also in their audit sights Expert … Read more
Office cleaning firm OCS in takeover talks with US private equity firm linked to ex-Tesco boss Terry Leahy Family firm OCS is working with advisers from Lazard on ‘strategic options’ Clayton Dubilier & Rice may be the private equity firm in talks with OCS owners Clayton employs Sir Terry as an adviser By Ben Harrington … Read more
The lobbying row escalated again today as it emerged another Cabinet Office adviser appointed by David Cameron was working for Greensill. David Brierwood combined a role as a crown representative in the Cabinet Office with being a director at Greensill for three and a half years. The Cabinet Office stressed Mr Brierwood’s role was nothing … Read more
Goldman to open technology hub in Birmingham as it doubles down on plans to get staff back into the office By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:43 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 13 April 2021 UK expansion: Goldman Sachs is opening a technology hub in Birmingham Banking giant Goldman Sachs … Read more
Scandal-hit Boohoo splashes £72m on new office in London’s West End after acquisition of Arcadia brands New Soho office needed after acquisition of Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton Boohoo’s presence in London has grown ‘significantly’ since 2019 Some 600 staff will be working from the new office on a ‘flexible’ basis By Camilla Canocchi for … Read more
Freedom, or at least a little more latitude, comes tomorrow. The most obvious manifestation of the relaxing of the Covid-19 rules will be outdoor eating in pubs and restaurants, and the opening up of non-essential shops, as well as hairdressers. The country will feel different: not normal, but something more like those distant days we … Read more
Property chief demands work from home advice is ditched: Workers MUST return to office to turbocharge economy Mark Allan urged the Government to change its guidance that states people should continue work from home if they can until June at the earliest He said this approach jarred with the reopening of shops and beer gardens … Read more