Results tagged “London Chamber of Commerce”

When a woman becomes a mother, does the glass ceiling turn into a concrete roof?

Maternity in the workplace has become even more of a conversation piece following the emergence of draft European legislation increasing paid leave.

With figures released this week suggesting industrial action by postal workers has cost London based firms £500million, small businesses in Docklands say they have certainly felt its effects, writes Steven Davies.

Over 43,000 British mail centre workers and drivers walked out at 4am after talks collapsed.

As Boris Johnson prepared for his first business Q&A last week, The Wharf talked to London Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Colin Stanbridge about what help businesses want from the Government, getting companies involved in the Olympics and hopes for a new international convention centre in London.

London Mayor Boris Johnson fielded questions from the city's business community this week, in a Q&A hosted by the London Chamber of Commerce.

The Wharf was on hand to jot down his responses on issues such as Heathrow, housing, the congestion charge and the great snowdrift of 2009.