New Roles for Executive Team at BritishAmerican Business 2 September 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Senior Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – BritishAmerican Business (BAB), the leading transatlantic trade association, incorporating the British-American Chamber of Commerce in the US and the American Chamber of Commerce in…
BAB Responds to UK Government’s Data Protection Reform Plans 26 August 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – In response to today’s announcement that the UK will look to reform data privacy laws, BritishAmerican Business Executive Director, London, and Director of Policy…
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…
Air Travel is back!…well, partly. Notes from the CEO – July 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business As BritishAmerican Business heads for a summer break in our programming calendar, which coincides with the end of our financial year, it is a good time to reflect on some of the big issues that we…
BAB Statement on Lifting of Quarantine Restrictions for Vaccinated U.S. Travellers in England 28 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London – In response to today’s news that from 2 August, fully vaccinated travellers from the U.S. won’t have to quarantine when travelling…
A New York Minute with David Craig David Craig, Group Head, Data & Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group, and CEO, Refinitiv Published 19 July, 2021
US INVESTORS ARE CONFIDENT IN THE UK, BUT CONCERNS OVER FUTURE UK-EU RELATIONS PERSIST A new survey published today by BritishAmerican Business and Bain & Company finds that business confidence is high for US companies in the UK, but future confidence may largely depend on the UK’s relationship with the EU. LONDON – July,12, 2021 – Today, BritishAmerican Business and Bain & Company launched the inaugural Transatlantic Confidence Index. The Index measures the confidence of US companies active in the UK, including their views on investing in UK operations over…
BAB Statement on Reports of Global Tax Plan to Allow UK to De-Apply Digital Services Tax 9 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – In response to today’s report that G20 finance ministers are preparing to approve a global tax plan…
BAB Statement on Quarantine-Free Travel to the UK for Fully Vaccinated Travellers from Amber List Countries 8 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – In response to the news that fully vaccinated passengers returning from amber list countries to the UK won’t…
BAB Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Problems with Visa Backlog & Prioritise Removal of Transatlantic Travel Restrictions 6 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging…