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07 Oct 2022

Standard Bank Group reverses Covid-19 vaccination policy

12 Jul 2022

LSE warns bank closures during epidemics increase the digital divide

08 Jul 2022

MAS issues updated business continuity guidelines

06 Jun 2022

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11 May 2022

Parliamentary group says regulators must adapt to post-pandemic working practices

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Lloyds tells employees to be back in office two days a week

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Over a third of Covid support loans issued by Starling at risk of default

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Lloyds tells employees to be back in office two days a week

A Finextra Member

A Finextra member

2 days a week in the office is absurd - if employees are unwilling to work 5 days a week in the office they are clearly uncommitted to thier employer and colleagues. Flexibility is obviously important and desirable, but the default should be 5 days in the office with flexibility to work from home when that flexibility is needed.

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Lloyds tells employees to be back in office two days a week

A Finextra Member

A Finextra member

The pilot is actually to remove compressed working and enforce 5 working days.

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Over a third of Covid support loans issued by Starling at risk of default

Bob Lyddon

This is a disgrace and probably the end of the neo-bank sector in the UK. It is an affront to decent hardworking families. I wonder how the losses compare to the income tax and national insurance paid over by the workforce at an employer like the steelworks in Consett Count Durham for its entire existence - up in smoke!

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Over a third of Covid support loans issued by Starling at risk of default

Ketharaman Swaminathan

Ketharaman Swaminathan

Curious to know the latest status of Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden's threat of legal action against former anti-fraud minister Lord Agnew.

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