Over a third (34%) of employees in professional services – banking & financial services, accounting & finance, legal, technology – will receive a pay increase this year, illustrating the economic value of the sector during the crisis. In contrast, salaries will remain flat for professionals
By Cal Lee, Global Head of Workthere The pandemic has created challenges that many businesses have never seen before. Beyond the initial financial strain many endured, the ongoing restrictions have had a lasting impact on the way the UK workforce approaches the working week. 2020
Public policy interventions made in 2020 provided more time for the work necessary to ensure that published financial information continues to be of the quality that preparers and users of financial information expect. Along with these measures, the FCA, FRC and PRA made a joint
For the 24 million Brits are currently working from home, many would be forgiven for thinking that they are actually living at work. With the British home being transformed from our own personal castles to permanent office spaces, this latest national lockdown has made it
The majority of 2020 was a slow year for the UK’s deals market, with Mergers and Acquisitions depressed by the Coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdown restrictions. This trend, however, now seems to be in reverse with a number a big deals on the Horizon,
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of the retail sector. Social distancing regulations and civil anxiety surrounding the virus mean that physical stores do not offer the same browsing experience as we would usually expect. Meanwhile, a growing reliance
Whether musicians are in a studio or sitting on the sofa at home during the pandemic, they need to make sure careful documentation is kept of what they write and record, and that the documentation is safely stored. Efforts to store recording files and credit
Stock markets performed surprisingly well in 2020, despite the March crash. Both US indexes and European stock indicators recovered and climbed near peak levels. While the Dow Jones made the trek above 31,000 points, Europe had more varied results. The DAX recovered above 13,800 points,
AN EXPLOSION of demand across the north of Britain has seen Manchester, Sheffield and Glasgow overtake London as hotspots for internet car buying, the online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk has revealed. While historically demand has most often been concentrated in and around the capital – boosted
The population of India is currently the second largest in the world, and is set to overtake China as the most populous country in the world by 2026, when the population is set to reach 1.46 billion. India’s economy is the sixth largest in the