Opaque bonus processes and a tendency for women to specialize in lower-earning practices are hampering progress by law firms as they seek to close the more than 31% bonus pay-gap, experts say.
Opaque bonus processes and a tendency for women to specialize in lower-earning practices are hampering progress by law firms as they seek to close the more than 31% bonus pay-gap, experts say.
Asda Stores Ltd. lost its challenge on Monday to a bid by trade union GMB to form a collective bargaining unit at its depots, as an adjudicator ruled that the retail giant's concerns about manipulation of supporter numbers are immaterial.
French former professional football player Lassana Diarra said Monday that he will relaunch his €65 million ($75.8 million) claim against the game's world governing body and the Belgian association over allegedly unlawful and restrictive no-poaching agreements.
Large organizations must gear up for the new "failure to prevent fraud" offense that will come into force in a fortnight or prepare for an investigation, the Serious Fraud Office warned Monday.
A derivatives broker has accused a sales executive of resigning in breach of a £400,000 ($542,000) loan agreement and exposing it to unfair competition because he had access to sensitive information.
The City watchdog is concerned about the use of financial incentives used to encourage Britons to transfer their pensions, as it published a sweeping review of the impact of anti-fraud rules on the retirement sector.
The government launched its third review into the state pension age on Monday to determine how lawmakers should go about setting the age at which Britons receive retirement payments in the future.
Aviva said Monday that it has launched a new retirement income program that pays a guaranteed amount over a fixed term to give clients more control over their pension savings.
The European arm of global electronics giant Brother Industries Ltd. has agreed to a £56 million ($76 million) full pension program buy-in with Just Group PLC, the financial services company said on Monday.
