Shop ’till you drop: Christmas spending up despite rampant inflation December 20, 2022 Shopping habits die hard as Brits continue to spend across the board in the run-up to Christmas and the holiday season despite historic levels of inflation raising prices. Spending on essentials is up by an average of 43.5 per cent compared to the same time last year, with non-essential expenditure also rising by an average [...]
UK consumer confidence rises but forecasts remain bleak  December 16, 2022 Consumer confidence in the UK improved by two points this month, but still remains near all-time low levels.
Why You Should Become Your Own Hype Person At Work December 12, 2022 Do you constantly second-guess yourself when making professional decisions or feel like your professional peers are surging ahead with their careers and you’re being left behind? It could be time to become your own hype person. But what is a hype person, exactly? Derived from the hip hop hype man, who is traditionally tasked with [...]
You Should Lay The Groundwork For Your 2023 Pay Rise Now December 5, 2022 There is no doubt it has been a tough year for many people. Inflation has skyrocketed, prices have risen across the board, with energy costs coming under particular scrutiny. Confirming the pressure many feel is the Bank of England’s just-released biannual household survey. The bank indicates that prices for consumers have increased by around 11% [...]
How to look for a new job when your interview skills are rusty November 30, 2022 If you’ve been in your job for a significant amount of time or didn’t have to undergo rounds of rigorous interviews to bag your current role, putting your experience and skills to the test by looking for a new opportunity might seem too intimidating to contemplate. It’s understandable, given only 2% of candidates who apply [...]
These Are The Companies Offering Perks To Offset Cost Of Living Crisis November 21, 2022 It is no secret that it has been a tough year for workers. The cost of living looks set to get worse as rising prices for groceries and basic services, along with the huge cost of energy are biting deeply into disposable income. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) assessed web-scraped supermarket data for 30 [...]
3 red flags for a workplace with a bad culture November 17, 2022 We hear a lot about culture at work these days. It’s a slightly hard-to-grasp term that can mean a number of things, from how well a company’s people are treated to its policies around diversity and inclusion, but essentially, culture is the company’s core values, traditions, attitudes, behaviours, and beliefs which are shared and upheld [...]
Protect the future of the Armed Forces with a gift in your Will November 11, 2022 | Sponsored Christmastime inspires us to give back, and one of the charities in need of your help is SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA has been providing practical, emotional and financial support to Forces personnel, veterans and their families since 1885. By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help the charity continue to support [...]
Direct Line’s premiums slump amid challenging market backdrop November 8, 2022 Direct Line’s adjusted gross premiums have slumped slightly against a challenging market backdrop. In the nine months ended 30 September, the insurer’s total group premiums were £2.3bn – down 3.5 per cent on last year’s levels. Its Motor and Home markets went down 8.9 per cent and 10.1 per cent respectively, while Direct Line delivered [...]
Lenders need to ‘step up’ to support customers, says FCA chief November 7, 2022 The City watchdog said that lenders need to “step up” to support their customers today as they are battered by soaring mortgage rates and rising prices this year.