Men more likely than women to negotiate big pay rises, study finds April 23, 2019 Men are more likely to negotiate and ask for bigger pay rises than women are, according to a survey released today. Only four in ten women felt comfortable asking for a big pay rise, compared to two-thirds of men, job site CV-Library's survey of 1,200 working professionals found. Read more: UK inflation rate holds steady [...]
A four-day week would boost efficiency, productivity, health and wellbeing April 23, 2019 With the Easter bank holidays behind us and more to come in May, we are enjoying a season of four-day weeks. But walk through any BizSpace business centre on a Friday, and you could be forgiven for thinking that every week is a four-day week. Many of our customers, most of whom work for themselves [...]
Leaving the legacy behind: Meet the tech company that could put a stop to the banks’ IT failures April 23, 2019 IT meltdowns are becoming dangerously common among the big banks. According to Which, at least one British bank suffered an IT failure every day during the last nine months of 2018. TSB’s outage last year, which left 1.9m customers locked out of their accounts and cost the bank £330m, demonstrates how catastrophic these IT issues can [...]
DEBATE: Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? April 23, 2019 Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, says YES. In a YouGov survey of primary school leaders last month, 93 per cent agreed that English and maths are prioritised to the detriment of other subjects, such as music, art, [...]
We are at the big data frontier – we’re going to need some rules April 23, 2019 We create data all the time, even if we don’t realise it. Whether from social media use, video-watching habits, satellite images, traffic flows, or location data from smart devices, companies are increasingly able to use this information to extrapolate trends and capitalise on behaviour patterns. This has driven change across many industries, but it’s of [...]
How to be a brilliant leader: These are the traits all top CEOs display April 18, 2019 The most important trait a chief executive can have is to be approachable, according to new research carried out by Wagestream. The fintech startup surveyed 800 individuals across eight industries to discover what employees want from their business leaders. Read more: Ranked: These are the world's top 10 CEOs For almost 40 per cent, the most [...]
Laybuy is the payment platform from New Zealand shaking up the way we budget and shop April 18, 2019 Here in the UK, there are really only two ways for consumers to pay for a purchase. Whether buying in a store or online, people will either pay upfront, using cash or a debit card, or they’ll use a credit card, which they can settle at a later date. There are drawbacks to both methods. [...]
The Notre Dame tragedy shows how much we value art and culture – we must protect other monuments April 18, 2019 The medieval cathedral of Notre Dame is the most visited monument in Europe, welcoming 14m visitors each year. The Gothic building has stood as one of France’s most famous landmarks for 850 years. And yet in a matter of hours, a fire wrought terrible damage to Notre Dame, causing the iconic spire and roof to [...]
DEBATE: Does Alibaba boss Jack Ma deserve the criticism for backing the ‘996’ working week? April 17, 2019 Does Alibaba boss Jack Ma deserve the criticism for backing the ‘996’ working week? Becci Gould, associate director at Kin&Co, says YES. I would challenge Jack Ma’s backing of working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week, not just from a mental health standpoint, but also from a business performance perspective. According to the [...]
Women risk ‘financial meltdown’ over individual pension rights, says report April 17, 2019 Women across the age spectrum are at risk of getting into “severe financial difficulty” if they break up with their partner, because of a lack of control over their pension, according to research. Read more: UK employment hits record high as wages grow again In a Yougov poll, significant numbers of younger women said they [...]