Financial services
While the usual UK employment laws apply to financial services employers, there are a number of key extra issues for them to deal with.
For example, individuals performing controlled functions must have approved person status, which is obtained by making an application to the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority.
XpertHR provides HR information and guidance for employers in financial services.
City trading floor bans alcohol
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has banned dealers on its trading floor from working under the influence of alcohol.
Lloyd’s of London sexual harassment cases multiply
Further evidence of a culture of lewd behaviour at Lloyd's of London emerged this week after an executive was suspended after sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague.
Talk to the money: Why finance and HR must collaborate more
This HR-finance partnership is hugely valuable to organisations if they can get it right. But new research has revealed collaboration is proving difficult to instigate.
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NatWest pays female worker £150,000 to settle equal pay claim
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How financial firms need to navigate the major data privacy implications of criminal records checks made necessary by the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
Sharp rise in disability discrimination claims at tribunals
There were 6,550 disability discrimination claims at employment tribunals last year, a 37% rise on the year before (4,770), according to Ministry of Justice figures.
City firm IMF settles sexual harassment case
Nathalie Abildgaard who took on her former employer over sexual harassment has been paid £270,000 ($492,000) by the City firm, which opted to settle just prior to a further legal hearing.
FTSE 350 firms risk investor disquiet over diversity
Dozens of FTSE 350 organisations, including household names such as Domino’s Pizza, JD Sports and Greene King, have been urged...
Major bank reverses its working from home ban
The world's largest custodian bank and asset servicing company, the Bank of New York Mellon, has halted its plan to stop all 50,000 of its staff across the world from working from home.
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Bank of England sees BAME resignation rate soar
The Bank of England is seeing a disproportionate number of ethnic minority staff leave the organisation, with it admitting that...
Sexual harassment and the City: change is in the air
A claim of sexual harassment currently being heard at employment tribunal could end up leading to significant changes of behaviour and culture among City firms
Third of UK companies considering Brexit move abroad
A third of UK companies are looking to relocate abroad because of fears over Brexit.
An Institute of Directors (IoD)...
City employers used 2018 to tie down talent before Brexit
Banking, financial and professional services companies used 2018 to “tie down” talent before the 2019 Brexit leave date, according to...
