Four better or four worse: Would saying farewell to the five-day working week really be a good idea? July 12, 2019 Areduced working week could populate our high streets, with 54 per cent of employees saying they would use their extra day off to shop
Immigrants are building Britain’s fastest-growing businesses July 11, 2019 Too often, immigrants get a bad press. But we’re trying to change the narrative in today’s report Job Creators: The Immigrant Founders of Britain’s Fastest Growing Businesses. It reveals that – despite just 14 per cent of UK residents being foreign-born – 49 per cent of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses have at least one immigrant [...]
Footballers’ lives: The female players deserve to have their stories told July 11, 2019 For the British athletes who walked out onto the pitch against the US in the semi-final, their journey to that point had required oodles of determination
Are employers prepared to step up to support their team’s mental health? July 11, 2019 The Prime Minister is right about the need for action: poor mental health costs our economy as much as £99bn each year
‘Part-time pensions penalty’ slashes women’s retirement pots July 11, 2019 Women are on average £106,000 worse off in retirement than men, partly because such a high proportion work part-time, according to research. By their 60s, women typically have £51,100 in their pension – just one third of an average man’s £156,500 pot, the Pensions Policy Institute has calculated. Read more: Without action, a crisis over [...]
Purge your CV of these nonsense words and phrases July 10, 2019 When applying for a job, avoid the overused LinkedIn lingo
Daydreams are the key to creativity and business success July 9, 2019 I believe that there’s a reason why people phase out and daydream at work: it’s that their work is utterly tedious and offers them little reward besides the paycheck. If their work doesn’t require any personal input or even rudimentary thought, it’s no wonder that employees become disengaged from it. But dreaming – either daydreaming [...]
Skills gap is costing UK business £4.4bn each year July 8, 2019 The UK’s skills shortage is having a significant impact on many employers’ productivity and competitiveness. In fact, the impact on productivity is so severe that the government has put addressing the skills shortage front and centre in its industrial strategy. For most businesses, buying skills in seems the easiest way to tackle shortages, but this [...]
In the age of flexible working, how can businesses prevent a cyber security nightmare? July 4, 2019 At least half of us are expected to embrace flexible working by 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics. This is excellent news for employees who crave the ability to work when and where it suits them. Unfortunately, it might not be such good news for your company’s data security. Along with the rising [...]
LGBT and stem professionals: The battle is far from won July 3, 2019 Earlier this year, BBC viewers voted computer scientist pioneer Alan Turing as the ultimate icon of the twentieth century. In a live speech which moved many in the audience, Wildlife presenter Chris Packham spoke of Turing: “A genius. A saviour. But he was also autistic and gay, so we betrayed him and drove him to suicide. His [...]