Delivering great customer experience remotely
By: Brian Atkinson, Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Five9 Remote working on a mass scale was previously deemed unthink..
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New report Highlights Family Business as Crucial to Pandemic Recovery
The rebound of family businesses post-pandemic will be critical to the rebuilding of the UK economy, a new report has shown. The lates..
Business
84% of UK companies plan on a hybrid workforce post-pandemic
Nearly two thirds (59%) of UK business leaders believe that hybrid working makes companies more profitable LONDON, 23rd June, 00:01 BS..
Business
The Long Lockdown Effect – Report from Vitality and the RSA Warns of Crippling Impacts on the Future Physical and Mental Health of Employees. Calls for Health & Wellbeing to be Placed on Company Risk Registers
The report’s key findings and recommendations include: Worsening physical health – homeworking has reinforced sedentary lifestyles le..
Business
Remote working has supported work-life balance
We have been working from home for over a year. There has been much commentary in the media on how this new working landscape has affe..
Business
The tech talent surge: Why tech companies should treat candidates like customers
By Neil Purcell, CEO, Talent Works For many of us the pandemic has led to a more agile working environment, and businesses have..
Technology
Remote Managers Make the Difference
By: Amie Lawrence, Ph.D., Director Global Innovation, PSI Services Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that around 18% of..
Business
The British Entrepreneurial Index reveals the most entrepreneurial regions across the UK
Bromsgrove, West Midlands has seen the biggest growth in startups, with a 171.3% increase in new businesses from 2018 to 2019 Ballyme..
Business
7 WAYS TO CREATE A BETTER NORMAL BACK IN THE OFFICE
BY: Pam Hamilton is the author of Supercharged Teams: 30 Tools of Great Teamwork Are you and your team starting to come back into the ..
Business
What Impact has Remote Working had on our Mental Health?
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of staying connected and the need to look after our wellbeing. As we come ..
Business
Get your office mojo back: How to conquer return-to-work anxiety
As the end of the UK lockdown approaches, millions of workers are preparing to see their colleagues face-to-face for the first time in..
Business
Why we need to embrace health technology in the work place.
Coronavirus has immeasurably reshaped the way we interact with the world. Whether that be with friends, colleagues, or day to day serv..
Business
Gender pay gap persists even at executive level, new study finds
Movemeon.com & Payspective.com – 2021 Work and Pay Report Senior men get paid 23% more than women at director level, accordi..
Business
Ron Moody – CEO – Connect Assist.
A good leader is someone that brings clarity and a sense of calm. You have to be the bringer of calmness in order for people to think ..
Business
Getting the most out of the future of work
According to the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), 25.9 per cent of people worked at home at some point each week in 2020, comp..
Business
UK employees doubled their sick days in the last year… but, not for COVID
Coronavirus was not one of the top 10 reasons UK adults called in sick for over the past year, according to study “The virus” was als..
Business
Pandemic cyberthreats have pushed IT teams to breaking point
By Mark Skelton, Vice President and CTO at CANCOM UK&I The past 12 months have been highly challenging for businesses acros..
Technology
50% of Companies Have Failed or Are Not Compliant with Payment Transactions Security Standard, Poll Finds
30 June 2021 Struggling to keep pace with evolving security landscape London, UK, 30 June 2021 – According to a recent poll by S..
Business
Viewings by boat – estate agent going the extra mile by river
30 June 2021: Tim Day of Suffolk Coastal estate agents (http://www.suffolkcoastal.com) will be offering buyers the opportunity to view..
Business
Kin + Carta ramps up pan-European expansion with new Greek office
28th June 2021: Digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta is opening its doors in Athens, Greece, as it accelerates ambitious gro..
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Research from EPOS reveals a huge disparity about the return to the office
53% of bosses expect employees to work more from the office, compared with 26% of employees Copenhagen, Denmark – June, 2021 As hybrid..
Business
Respecting the remote workers boundaries
By: Tim Christensen, CTO, SocialChorus Technology is amazing! It has the potential to make all our lives easier in so many ways – sa..
Technology
Remote working during COVID: a successful social experiment
By: Trisha Manda As I’m writing this article, sitting in my living-room-turned-study, I wonder how different our work culture w..
Business
Hybrid working is the new employment currency
By: Ashley Carr, Managing Director and Founder of Neo PR Gone are the days that traditional perks in the workplace; 28 days holiday,..
Business
Hybrid working is not a tick box exercise
By: Ashley Carr, Founder and Managing Director, Neo PR Business owners and managers across the UK have accepted that the working world..
Business
The entrepreneurial capitals that have thrived over the past year
Birmingham is the start-up capital outside London with 20,222 new businesses since March 2020 2020 saw 43% more new businesses launche..
Business
Envoy Launches Envoy Desks – its Hot-Desking Solution for the Rise of the Hybrid Workplace
Flexible workspaces use Envoy Desks to create seamless and safe experiences for everyone London, UK – June 15, 2021 – Toda..
Business
NEW POLLING FROM METRO BANK SUGGESTS STORMY WATERS AHEAD FOR SOME UK SMEs
Research from the community bank shows that only four in 10 (39%) SMEs have witnessed an increase in revenue since the easing of lockd..
Business
Receivables fintech Chaser open up software offering to all businesses, regardless of their accounting platform
30 June 2021: Chaser, the global credit control automation platform and service provider, today released its .csv import tool, Chase I..
Technology
“Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, Shaped By study reveals
30 June 2021 “Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, study reveals. New Shaped By study of..
Technology
Concerns grow over energy consumption levels spurred by cryptocurrencies – New Index reveals
30 June 2021 Concerns around increasing energy usage, driven by growth in cryptocurrency markets, continue to spread, according to a n..
Finance
Finance for Tomorrow brings together asset managers and asset owners representing 3.6 trillion euros in the first global engagement coalition to promote a just transition to low-carbon economies
Paris, 30 June 2021 – Finance for Tomorrow announces the launch of “Investors for a Just Transition”: the first global investor engage..
Finance
How to be more productive – practical tips to enhance your team’s productivity
By Michele Don Durbin, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Evernote Productivity levels for the UK have been below average since the..
Business
Flexible working isn’t just for trendy start-ups: Business leaders need to adapt or lose talent
By: Rachel Youngman, Deputy Chief Executive at the Institute of Physics More businesses are exploring flexible working than eve..
Business
Tesla Q2 deliveries meet analysts’ estimates despite chip shortage, shares gain
(Reuters) -Tesla Inc on Friday posted record vehicle deliveries for the second quarter that were in line with Wall Street estimates as..
Technology
Global share markets rise, bonds fall on U.S. jobs data
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Huw Jones NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Friday on a better-than-expected U.S. month..
Finance
U.S. job growth picks up in June; unemployment rate rises to 5.9%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in June as companies, desperate to boost production and ser..
Business