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Is a lack of sleep killing your business?

Is a lack of sleep killing your business?

A good night’s sleep is essential for maintaining cognitive function, creativity, productivity and general functionality. Yet a huge c..

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

By Giulio Piovaccari and Ben Klayman MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis, the world’s No. 4 automaker, said on Thursday it plans..

Agencies need to be organised to project success

Agencies need to be organised to project success

With clients increasingly dependent on their agencies, tools that help keep projects under control are vital, suggests Dennis Kayser, ..

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER By Joanna Swash, Group CEO of Moneypenny We’ve weathered the worst of ..

Business resilience and outsourced finance – Is there a link?

Business resilience and outsourced finance – Is there a link?

By Paul Barnes, MD of MAP If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that resilience in business is more than just your capacity, c..

Senior leaders more at risk of burnout than CEOs, according to new research

Senior leaders more at risk of burnout than CEOs, according to new research

ECI Partners and the School for CEOs outline how businesses can identify, and prevent burnout, as well as support mental health and we..

Don’t underestimate the role of company benefits in Covid-19 recovery, warn UK employees

Don’t underestimate the role of company benefits in Covid-19 recovery, warn UK employees

New study from borofree reveals over two thirds of staff see perks being pivotal in recruitment but only if they are relevant News co..

Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination

Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma CHENNAI (Reuters) – Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s $10 billion entry into renewable e..

Top 10 industries with the biggest decrease in insolvencies

Top 10 industries with the biggest decrease in insolvencies

Rank Industry 2016 Insolvencies 2020 Insolvencies Five Year Change 1 Mining and Quarrying 52 18 -66.8% 2 Administrative and Sup..

Graduates hit hard by pandemic: employment opportunities tumble 66%

Graduates hit hard by pandemic: employment opportunities tumble 66%

Graduates hit hard by pandemic: employment opportunities tumble 66% 6 July 2021 – Graduate and training vacancies dow..

UK Trends That Will Continue to Thrive after ‘Freedom Day’

UK Trends That Will Continue to Thrive after ‘Freedom Day’

Companies providing services like home workouts, high-end meal kits and even crochet tutorials all have boomed during the pandemic. No..

Exploring the long operational reach of ESG data

Exploring the long operational reach of ESG data

By: Lorraine Waters, CDO, Solidatus Efforts to help businesses champion today’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles..

AMS welcomes three senior hires to America’s leadership team

AMS welcomes three senior hires to America’s leadership team

6 July 2021 Global provider of talent outsourcing and advisory services, AMS (formerly Alexander Mann Solutions), has welcomed three n..

Living with the Virus: Workplace Wellness Post-Pandemic

Living with the Virus: Workplace Wellness Post-Pandemic

Advice on Back-to-Work Health & Wellbeing for the New Normal 6th JULY 2021: Many Brits are both excited and nervous as they contem..

The next hurdle for business leaders

The next hurdle for business leaders

By: Matt Parker, CEO of Babble unlocks the secrets to successful technology partnerships   2020 flipped everyone’s plans for the..

The fight by Microsoft and Amazon for the Pentagon’s cloud contract

The fight by Microsoft and Amazon for the Pentagon’s cloud contract

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department dealt a blow to Microsoft Corp on Tuesday when the Pentagon announced it was ..

5 ways to ensure you maintain a great team dynamic between remote and office workers.

5 ways to ensure you maintain a great team dynamic between remote and office workers.

By Jessica Heagren, CEO and Cofounder of That Works For Me.  When you have a mixed team of remote workers and office workers it can be..

The next hurdle for business leaders

The next hurdle for business leaders

The pandemic flipped everyone’s plans for the year upside down, with no corner of the world left untouched last year. In this state of..

Almost a quarter of UK employees ‘haven’t missed anything’ about the workplace

Almost a quarter of UK employees ‘haven’t missed anything’ about the workplace

Almost a quarter of employees in the UK admitted to not missing anything about the workplace, according to new research by national pr..

Techie turn-offs: Top 7 things that put talent off applying for tech roles

Techie turn-offs: Top 7 things that put talent off applying for tech roles

According to research from LinkedIn, 150 million new technology jobs will be created in the next five years; however, a 2020 report by..

7 tips for building a positive remote work culture

7 tips for building a positive remote work culture

By: Liesa Stecher-Chief Growth Officer at Addition. The global pandemic presented many challenges to the business landscape. Companies..

Reimagining the office social scene

Reimagining the office social scene

By Jo Deal, Chief Human Resources Officer at LogMeIn Watercooler moments, lunch with the team, exchanging gossip the morning after the..

How real-time data innovation is driving up customer experience in fintech

How real-time data innovation is driving up customer experience in fintech

Geoff Clark, General Manager EMEA, Aerospike The attention span of individuals and organisations is reducing. Time is comp..

Acquisition creates a UK & Global leader to help organisations win in the Digital Revolution

Acquisition creates a UK & Global leader to help organisations win in the Digital Revolution

QA, owned by CVC Capital Partners VI, today announced the acquisition of Circus Street, a global leader in providing commercial digita..

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

By Jamie Freed and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -A group of infrastructure investors has proposed one of Australia’s biggest-e..

Remote working is enabling key talent to re-assess where they work from: Here are three ways employers can retain them

Remote working is enabling key talent to re-assess where they work from: Here are three ways employers can retain them

By Kaoru Fujita, Omnipresent Remote working has created new opportunities for employees, whether it’s a better work-life balance or ge..

New approach for resolving conflicts at work could save UK economy £28.5 billion per year

New approach for resolving conflicts at work could save UK economy £28.5 billion per year

5 July 2021 The traditional discipline and grievance procedures are not working, says major new report. Mediation specialist, The TCM ..

Problems at home impact employee creativity more than problems at work

Problems at home impact employee creativity more than problems at work

Feeling ostracised by family members has a negative effect on employee creativity, more so than feeling ostracised at work, finds new ..

Why business leaders should always use very plain words to describe what they want

Why business leaders should always use very plain words to describe what they want

By Andy Bass   The publisher’s editorial assistant had irritating news for me. “The lawyers are saying you can’t include that an..

To get employees back in the office, business leaders must do their homework

To get employees back in the office, business leaders must do their homework

By Allison English, Deputy CEO at Leesman As the Covid-19 recovery continues, speculation about what the post-pandemic workplace will ..

The secret to happy employees? Pay for their mental health support, says MYNDUP

The secret to happy employees? Pay for their mental health support, says MYNDUP

Don’t be afraid to cover the cost of life coaching or therapy – it’ll make employees happier and more productive in the long run, and ..

CLOSING OFFICES COULD COST SOME EMPLOYEES UP TO £300 A MONTH

CLOSING OFFICES COULD COST SOME EMPLOYEES UP TO £300 A MONTH

Research shows major businesses closing offices in the UK could cost some staff up to £300 per month as they seek out hiring their own..

Is it game over for office workplaces?

Is it game over for office workplaces?

While most UK home workers say they are as productive or more productive working at home as they are in the office (63 per cent), only..

ALMOST HALF OF UK OFFICE WORKERS LACK PERSONAL MOTIVATION

ALMOST HALF OF UK OFFICE WORKERS LACK PERSONAL MOTIVATION

– New research shows UK employees feel unmotivated as a result of working from home  –   49% of UK office workers have ci..

Millennials are working 17 extra days a year by not taking a lunch break

Millennials are working 17 extra days a year by not taking a lunch break

25–34-year-olds take the shortest lunches on average each day  Younger workers skip twice as many lunch breaks a week as their more se..

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

Almost one fifth of UK workers do not intend to return to the office again post pandemic, largely due to ongoing concerns around infec..

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

Over 4 million UK employees believe their mental health has also been ignored by their manager while working remotely during the pande..