Retail workers have faced a big increase in workplace verbal, physical or sexual harassment sparked by some shoppers’ reactions to Covid-linked restrictions such as wearing masks, according to a new study by law firm Foot Anstey. Nearly two-thirds have experienced offensive behaviour at work from angry customers since the...
James Hadley, the CEO of Bristol-based cybersecurity pioneers Immersive Labs, has claimed a place in the national finals of a prestigious entrepreneur contest after being named as one of the winners of a regional heat. James, pictured below, was named as a Rising Star in the Midlands and South...
Retail group the John Lewis Partnership has been advised by Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon on a major property deal to support the rapid growth of its online sales offering Johnlewis.com. The partnership, which also owns the John Lewis stores and upmarket Waitrose supermarket chain, is sub-letting a...
This week the government announced the headline-grabbing breakage of a manifesto promise in announcing tax rises to fund reforms of our nation’s health and social care. April 2022 will see an effective 1.25% increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs), replaced a year later with a new levy, ring-fenced purely...
The Department for International Trade has awarded a £7m contract to a three-partner consortium that includes Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to advise on three critical trade negotiations as it seeks to shape the country’s post-Brexit trading landscape. The contract follows the consortium’s appointment to the government’s trade law...
The HR World, the news and networking platform recently started by Bristol recruitment industry entrepreneur Mike Beesley, has appointed its first senior reporter. Alex Crowther will lead the news and content production for the online publication, which is run by former Bristol Post journalist-turned-PR executive Sarah Rice, pictured with...
The partnership between Bristol Sport and Xledger, the global cloud-based finance software provider with its UK headquarters in the city, has been extended for a third season in a row. While continuing as official sponsor of the South Stand at Bristol Sport’s Ashton Gate Stadium – home to the...
Bristol firms are being urged to help people in the city develop new skills by adding their unused apprenticeship levy funds to a shared funding pot. Nearly half a million pounds has already been pledged to the Share to Support scheme by apprentice-levy paying employers from across West of England...
The transaction services team based in the Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson has advised on a transaction that will give investors in private markets more access to valuable data. The sale of tech business Colmore to Preqin will allow both companies to serve their clients across...
Regional accounting and advisory firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed David Lock as director of its growing corporate finance team. David, pictured, left, with corporate financer Charles Davey, is an experienced corporate finance professional with a lead advisory, banking, debt and equity background working across the...
South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon is reminding employers of their obligations when it comes to the National Minimum Wage. In recent months, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been ramping up its investigation into employers who don’t pay the National Minimum and Living Wage – fining and publicly...
Monday September 6 Finals: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Pci-Pal, Sylvania Platinum Interims: Belluscura, Vector Capital Economic announcement: PMI construction Tuesday September 7 Finals: Alumasc Group, McBride Interims: Bango, DP Eurasia, Flowtech Fluid, Lamprell, Luceco, Maintel Holdings, MHP Regs, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Midwich Group, Parsley Box Group, Vistry Group Trading announcements: Safestore, Ted Baker Economic announcements: Retail sales,...
Jet2, the UK’s third largest airline, has given aerospace giant Airbus’s Bristol plant a much-needed boost by placing an order for up to 60 of its A321neo aircraft. Fast-growing Jet2, which recently began flights from Bristol Airport, currently operates a 90-strong fleet of aircraft entirely made up of planes made...
