In October, Reading became the home of the UK’s first Chick-fil-A branch. However, after only 8 days of trading, their landlord announced it would not be extending the company’s 6-month lease.
Slaughter and May have partnered with Unmind, a workplace mental health and wellbeing app.
One of the UK’s largest supermarkets, Tesco, has come under fire over the last 5 years as 5,000 claimants bring equal pay claims against the supermarket. These claims may result in £2.5 billion of backpay, with each claimant potentially receiving £10,000. Tesco is not the only supermarket facing backlash against pay discrimination; Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury and Co-op are all battling ongoing cases.
Herbert Smith Freehills has partnered with Autism Forward to launch a new programme to recruit autistic individuals.
Over 100 of the most successful women in business have kickstarted a campaign intending to end the disparity between their salaries and their male co-workers.
Allen & Overy has reported that it has a widening gender pay gap, despite efforts to reduce it.
Eversheds Sutherland has released BAME targets for its UK team in order to address the lack of diversity within the firm.
Peter Herbert, the chair of the Society of Black Lawyers, is suing the Ministry of Justice for racial discrimination. This raises long-standing concerns about the judiciary’s composition and will potentially trigger more substantive discourse on diversity in the legal profession.
Law firm Leigh Day intend to recruit six black students without higher education to begin their five-year programme.
Global law firm Dentons has appointed a “chief mindfulness officer” to teach its employees about stress-management, perfectionism and the problems associated with multitasking.