We will particularly miss the mass mid-morning gatherings, where we watched the opening of an amazing 8 sq ft advent calendar. The daily ritual, performed by Santa Claus assisted by five elves, involved drawing out the name of a lucky colleague, who opened a window to reveal their valuable prize. […]
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Philip Green urged to sell super yacht to save Arcadia staff pensions
CEO of Arcadia Group Philip Green arrives at the Burberry Spring/Summer 2014 collection at London Fashion Week in 2013 (REUTERS) Sir Philip Green is facing outrage at his silence over the collapse of Arcadia, as staff, MPs and unions call on him to plug the company’s busted pension scheme with […]
7 Virtual Team-Building Ideas to Keep Your Staff Connected
November 28, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Team building has been pinpointed as a very important investment that you can make as a business owner. If you have a team of employees, you probably spend a lot of time considering ways to boost […]
Read Joe Biden’s 2014 memo to staff about making time for family
An old memo President-elect Joe Biden sent to his staff as vice president in 2014 has been re-circulating online this week as the 2020 presidential election draws to a close. In the note, sent in November 2014 ahead of the Thanksgiving holidays, Biden reminded staff that he did not expect […]
Work when you want wherever you want, Standard Chartered tells 75,000 staff
Standard Chartered has told its 75,000 staff they can work when they want and wherever they want, becoming the latest financial institution to make drastic permanent changes to office life. As well as offering employees the option to select the hours, days and location they want, the London-listed banking giant told […]
Viral picture shows White House chief of staff rubbing his head during president’s health briefing
(Reuters) A picture has gone viral of White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reacting as Donald Trump’s physicians spoke about the president’s condition after he was hospitalised for Covid-19. Reuters photographer Erin Scott captured Mr Meadows rubbing his head as Dr Sean Conley, the president’s personal physician, updated the […]
JPMorgan tells some UK staff to keep coming to the office
JP Morgan offices JPMorgan is facing a staff revolt after telling employees who have returned to the office to continue doing so despite the Government’s tightened guidance on working from home. In a memo sent to its 19,000 UK staff late on Wednesday night, the US bank said that following […]
Morrisons to make thousands of staff permanent
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to make thousands of temporary staff permanent as a surge in demand for online deliveries fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic continues. The supermarket is expected to announce the move on Thursday. Rivals such as Tesco are hiring more staff to support internet shopping after the lockdown […]