RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why are fund managers singling out Deliveroo while investing in other companies engaging in questionable behaviour? How fascinating that some of the UK’s leading investors have succumbed to a fit of pearl-clutching over Deliveroo’s employment practices Top fund managers, including Aviva, M&G and Legal & General, are shunning […]
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The FTSE is poised for its biggest company float in a decade next week, as Deliveroo joins the stock exchange. Depending on the final share price, the restaurant takeaway delivery giant could be valued at as much as £9 billion. Its debut will be a big moment for the London […]
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Did the U.S. government miss opportunities to rein in Google? Five months ago, I posed that question in this newsletter. Newly revealed documents suggest that the answer is yes. On Tuesday, Politico […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Uber drivers in Britain should receive the minimum wage from the time they log on until they log off from the app, two former drivers who led a successful court battle said after the firm granted workers’ rights on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Uber logo is displayed […]
Uber said that, starting on Wednesday, all drivers in Britain would be defined as “workers,” a legal classification in the country that entitles the drivers to a minimum wage and vacation time. It does not give the full protections of the classification known as full “employee,” which includes paternity and […]
China is having its techlash moment. The country’s internet giants, once celebrated as engines of economic vitality, are now scorned for exploiting user data, abusing workers and squelching innovation. Jack Ma, co-founder of the e-commerce titan Alibaba, is a fallen idol, with his companies under government scrutiny for the ways […]
George Osborne has forged a lucrative career since leaving politics in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. The former chancellor edited the Evening Standard, earned £650,000 for four days a month work at financial giant Blackrock and was recently made a partner at boutique investment bank Robey Warshaw. But the […]
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of financial podcasts out there offering a way to start your own business — such as, invest like a hedge fund manager or start flipping houses. But what if you don’t even know where to start when it comes to acquiring savings or balancing […]