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Can company culture be successful when working remotely?

Can company culture be successful when working remotely?

The right digital comms will champion your WFH company culture  By: Ross McCaw, CEO and founder of OurPeople on the common..

Using Robots to Improve Efficiency and Deliver Faster Fulfilment

Using Robots to Improve Efficiency and Deliver Faster Fulfilment

By: L&S Engineers. At one time, robots were seen as the future, well, the future is now. Robots are now being utilised to provide ..

How to have a relaxing Christmas (and ensure your staff do, too)​

How to have a relaxing Christmas (and ensure your staff do, too)​

By: Daniel Rabbie, CEO of GetBusy “For millions of us the world over, Christmas is not the relaxing time it once was. The demands of h..

HR teams need to prepare around the ongoing war for talent in 2022

HR teams need to prepare around the ongoing war for talent in 2022

By: Simon Parsons, Director UK Compliance Strategies, SD Worx UK By reflecting on the past year, and how widescale change..

What can finance teams expect in 2022?

What can finance teams expect in 2022?

By: Annabel Sim, Director at Compleat Software, the P2P Software Creator As we’ve noticed over the past couple of years, change doesn’..

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England are preparing to throw the kitchen sink at Australia in the day-night second Ashes t..

Small businesses: embrace digital to thrive, not just survive, post-pandemic

Small businesses: embrace digital to thrive, not just survive, post-pandemic

By Kelly Devine, Divisional President, UK & Ireland, Mastercard The introduction of lockdown restrictions forced many..

The Top Trends for IT Support in 2022

The Top Trends for IT Support in 2022

Anthony Lamoureux, CEO at Velocity Smart, the IT smart locker provider If there’s one thing the last 24 months have taught us, it is t..

Engineering teams must embrace the cloud

Engineering teams must embrace the cloud

By Dr. Prith Banerjee, CTO at Ansys The worldwide, cross-industry trend toward digital transformation of projects and processes is rap..

Improving Brand Loyalty: What You Can Do to Keep Your Customers

Improving Brand Loyalty: What You Can Do to Keep Your Customers

By: Oliver Assogna. Customer loyalty is crucial, we know that very well. In our eyes, loyal clients are among the most precious things..

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill..

Catering24 agrees development of a brand-new warehouse with Clowes Developments

Catering24 agrees development of a brand-new warehouse with Clowes Developments

Catering24 has agreed a deal with Clowes Developments for the development of a state of the art warehouse facility in Ilkeston after d..

Getac launches next-generation fully rugged F110-EX tablet for hazardous environments

Getac launches next-generation fully rugged F110-EX tablet for hazardous environments

Getac has launched the next-generation F110-EX, an intrinsically safe version of its powerful yet versatile F110 fully rugged tablet, ..

SHARK SUPs Launch their 2022 collection

SHARK SUPs Launch their 2022 collection

Following a complete rebrand in 2020, the much anticipated reveal of SHARK SUPs new 2022 range demonstrates that their ethos Constant ..

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF EMPLOYEES CALL IN SICK AFTER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF EMPLOYEES CALL IN SICK AFTER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

Experts are predicting a rise in people calling in sick after their Christmas parties this year. With government officials advising ag..

Tesonet Accelerator invests in Yours App – an all-rounder wellness app for the modern world

Tesonet Accelerator invests in Yours App – an all-rounder wellness app for the modern world

Yours App, a UK-based wellness startup, has raised a pre-Series A round from Tesonet, an international cybersecurity company and start..

Despite threat of Omicron, almost 40% of workers intend to take Christmas off, just to make up for last year but, COVID-19 has still ruined Secret Santa!

Despite threat of Omicron, almost 40% of workers intend to take Christmas off, just to make up for last year but, COVID-19 has still ruined Secret Santa!

Hampshire: The current advice from the Government to carry on with Christmas plans, will come as welcome news to UK professionals, acc..

Digital confidence empowers expansion: 67% of London’s SMEs plan to expand beyond the city for the first time in 2022

Digital confidence empowers expansion: 67% of London’s SMEs plan to expand beyond the city for the first time in 2022

70% of SMEs in London surveyed plan to expand nationally and/or internationally for the first time in 2022 71% will take on more staf..

UK employers are putting the human back in HR to tackle The Great Resignation crisis

UK employers are putting the human back in HR to tackle The Great Resignation crisis

Manchester, UK:  – Last year, European companies were mainly concerned with keeping on top of operational HR tasks: payroll calculatio..

How to make your business strategy succeed

How to make your business strategy succeed

To implement a successful strategy, the key is to make sure your plans add value for the customer as well as are supported by flexible..

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

(Reuters) – The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, ..

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on..

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

Lockdown Home Cooking Enthusiasts Find Entrepreneurial Spirit Thanks to New App

People across the north who have reignited or found a new passion for cooking at home have been able to set up their own home cooking ..

As World Strides Towards Financial Inclusion, Many in Fast-Growing and Emerging Markets Remain Excluded from Global E-commerce

As World Strides Towards Financial Inclusion, Many in Fast-Growing and Emerging Markets Remain Excluded from Global E-commerce

Fintech Nikulipe, a Fintech company creating and connecting Local Payment Methods to access Emerging and Fast-Growing Markets, wants t..

PayU to be a pioneer of payments routing and approval technology with patent

PayU to be a pioneer of payments routing and approval technology with patent

PayU has announced that its patented technology, which will look to revolutionise payments and improve customer experience, has been a..

Mambu raises €235 million at €4.9 billion valuation in EQT Growth-led Series E

Mambu raises €235 million at €4.9 billion valuation in EQT Growth-led Series E

Market-leading SaaS banking platform is now valued at nearly €5 billion, making it the largest private fundraise to date for a bankin..

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a..

NEW WAVE OF DIGITALLY SAVVY GRADUATES TO ENTER THE FINTECH SPACE

NEW WAVE OF DIGITALLY SAVVY GRADUATES TO ENTER THE FINTECH SPACE

LOCAL FINTECH SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH CHANCE TO WIN BURSARY  During the pandemic, UK firms have invested considerable sums in their tec..

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, p..

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing is key to improving spare parts supply chains, when combining human and data-driven skills

3D printing, could be the key to reducing inventory, and for making supply chains for spare parts more responsive, according to new re..

UAE’s major shift on working week is unprecedented boost for economy: deVere CEO

UAE’s major shift on working week is unprecedented boost for economy: deVere CEO

The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturda..

Hiring slowed in November amidst Omicron variant – but 2021 is still record year for the job market

Hiring slowed in November amidst Omicron variant – but 2021 is still record year for the job market

After a year where vacancies have hit record levels, the number of job adverts have taken a downward turn – where in November vacancy ..

Leaders in global cyber security join forces to exchange intelligence on combating the rise in ransomware

Leaders in global cyber security join forces to exchange intelligence on combating the rise in ransomware

10 December 2021: Some of the biggest names in global cyber security came together at a recent event hosted by cyber security company ..

Smash secures Investing Women backing in £500K fundraise to grow content creation platform

Smash secures Investing Women backing in £500K fundraise to grow content creation platform

SMASH, a disruptive platform which connects film and TV content creators with decision-makers, is on its way to securing up to half a ..

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

This batch brings the Zoom Apps Fund portfolio to more than 25 companies since launch.  By Will Detwiler As part of our continued comm..

New research shows perception lags reality as UK accountants underestimate the positive impact they have on the nation’s small and midsized businesses (SMBs)

New research shows perception lags reality as UK accountants underestimate the positive impact they have on the nation’s small and midsized businesses (SMBs)

New Sage research shows two-fifths (39%) of SMBs name Making Tax Digital as the number one reason they sought accountancy services  Sa..