Here’s how the mayor wants to improve access to office space for London’s startups December 2, 2016 Sadiq Khan wants to protect the capital's office space. And how does he plan to do that you might well ask? Well, apparently he's rounding up a team of entrepreneurs and business leaders to appoint to the Workspace Providers Board. They will advise on securing offices and creating new ones, such as by identifying sites for building new developments, [...]
City Moves for 2 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2016 Crowe Clark Whitehill National audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill has appointed Jim Gee as head of forensic and counter-fraud services. With more than 25 years’ experience, Jim has worked with clients all over the world in key sectors including healthcare, natural resources and insurance. He joins the firm from PKF Littlejohn. Jim was [...]
Cherie Blair says there’s a “backlash” against women after Hillary Clinton loses US presidential election December 1, 2016 Cherie Blair has said there's a backlash against women in politics. Speaking on BBC's Newsnight, Blair was asked about the so-called "golden moment" where Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel and Theresa May looked as if they were going to make up three of the G7 leaders at the same time. But Hillary Clinton then lost the US [...]
Exporting to the Commonwealth: What is the opportunity for small businesses in Britain? December 1, 2016 It's hard to avoid using enormous numbers when discussing trade. And the numbers don’t come much bigger than for the Commonwealth. A diverse grouping of 52 states, spanning Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific, the Commonwealth is home to some 2.3bn people and has a GDP projected to reach $14 trillion by the end [...]
Young people want to learn more skills: Employers must do more to help them December 1, 2016 The newest generation of working professionals in the UK has a lot to worry about. Consider the increased competition for jobs. In October, Virgin Trains received over 15,000 applications for just 78 roles. Once young people get onto the careers ladder, they are faced with a new challenge of keeping up with rapidly changing technology [...]
The average British worker loses 70 working days a year by being unproductive in the office – but coffee machines could be the answer November 30, 2016 If you're angling for a pay rise, new research showing that higher earners are more likely to be unhappy at work could give you pause for thought. A study by office services provider Service Partner One found that the average worker takes 2.8 sick days per year – and 1.5 of those days are taken due [...]
Hosting the Christmas party (without the hangover) November 30, 2016 The Christmas party season is upon us again. For many, it is the highlight of the year – an opportunity to celebrate and be rewarded for a year of hard work, and to strengthen relationships with colleagues. But even if you’re not drinking, many employers find the Christmas do an annual headache, with disciplinary issues to [...]
The UK is a massive digital loser in business, apparently November 28, 2016 Just one per cent of businesses in the UK are considered "digital winners", with the majority failing to embrace its transformational effects. The UK lags behind the rest of the world and is considerably less digital than several of its European counterparts, according to a new study of more than 4,000 executives and employees in more than 21 [...]
Shut your mouth! Noisy eaters are costing the nation’s economy November 28, 2016 Time is money, as they say, and it turns out office annoyances are costing us hours of wasted time… won't someone think of the lost productivity? To put a number on it, research by Samsung suggests 5.5 hours of our working week go on griping, such as complaining over crashing computers and even colleagues who eat too loudly. Where [...]
Love him or hate him, President Trump’s success is a lesson to us all November 28, 2016 What can British chief executives learn from the US presidential campaign? The critical lesson is that technical expertise no longer defines leadership. Trump is not an expert on much, yet he managed to get himself elected to the most powerful political office in the world. Talk to the people One of Trump’s greatest campaign feats [...]