News from BAB’s Members, Thought Leadership from BAB Members
FleishmanHillard Launches New Report: “Tackling International Trade” Addressing Uncertainty and Overcoming Barriers The Report BAB members FleishmanHillard have launched their latest report: “Tackling International Trade”, examining the changing prominence of international trade and corporate engagement with the international trading system. Surveying more than 200 business leaders, FleishmanHillard examine opinions on new FTAs, supply chain disruption…
Capita Scaling Partner continues its investment in EdTech An Article by Matt Bunn, co-founder of Capita Scaling Partner Capita Scaling Partner is part of the Capita Group and an active BritishAmerican Business member. We work with a wide range of interesting early-stage technology startups which gives us interesting insight into innovation trends in the UK.…
How does office design impact productivity? An Article by David Carter, Marketing Manager, Office Freedom As businesses emerge from the ravages of the pandemic there is a greater desire for organisations to refocus on their people and productivity. Nowhere is this more evident than within the workplace where office requirements and their designs are under…
UK: Health and Safety Concerns and Queries An Article by Mark Callaghan, Associate, Littler This article addresses the health and safety concerns and queries employers in the United Kingdom must consider when making the workplace “COVID-secure.” This covers the employer’s health and safety obligations, risk assessments, workplace adjustments and health testing of employees. We highlight…
Biden Administration Unveils Immigration Reform Bill An Article by Jorge Lopez, Shareholder, Chair, Global Mobility and Immigration Practice Group and Elizabeth Whiting, Associate, Littler Last week, President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform proposal, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, was introduced in the House and Senate. As officials in the administration initially reported, the provisions for the proposed legislation indeed…
What to do about “Global COVID Nomads” and Other Wandering Workers Who Telecommute from Abroad for Personal Reasons An Article by Donald C. Dowling Jr – Shareholder, Littler Technology facilitates remote work in ways that, years ago, just were not possible. Take telecommuting. These days, all kinds of jobs that had to be performed at…
What’s in store for the US dollar in 2021? An Article by Ron Vodicka – Senior Corporate Dealer, Xe In the opening weeks of 2021, the US dollar has seen a bout of strength. But how will the value of the dollar fare in the coming months? In our forecast, we’ll tell you what we…
Unlocking the Full Value of First-Party Data Croud’s director of data solutions, Kevin Joyner, recently joined a panel hosted by BritishAmerican Business discussing first-party data and how businesses in the UK and US can unlock its full value whilst navigating evolving legislation. Kevin was joined by Kenneth Rashbaum, partner at Barton LLP, who was able…
First United Airlines Flight Offering Free Transatlantic COVID-19 Testing Takes Off First of its kind, testing program guarantees customers over two years old and crew test negative before departure November 16, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. – Today, United customers traveling on flight 14 from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to London Heathrow (LHR) were the first…
The US Election, the Dollar, and the Pound: what’s the forecast? An Article by Xe Currently both election polls and the betting odds predict a clear lead for Joe Biden. However, it is important to cast your mind back to the night before the 2016 election when the same polls and odds had had Hillary…
