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There is simply no hiding that our professions take up most of our time. Sometimes, you open the front door as the morning birds tweet in unison outside your house, only to get home once the sun has disappeared behind the horizon.
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Covid and its subsequent lockdowns provided us with an opportunity to assess our lives and look inward to determine what we truly want from our lives. Many Brits took up a new hobby, some quit their jobs, and some jumped onto the property ladder.
With England expecting its first ever red warning for extreme heat this week, raised temperatures in the workplace have the potential to become a health and safety issue as employers struggle to keep working areas within the recommended temperatures.
The wonderful thing about automation is that it relieves you of so much stress. With it, life becomes a delight, albeit at the expense of your wallet. There are numerous things available online that you may find appealing, and the creators or marketers of these products understand their job so well (thus the free trials and incentives) that they will use whatever means necessary to entice you.
The national organisation for female business owners, Women’s Business Club, is launching a ‘Coffee & Co-Working’ initiative to bring more women together as the pandemic threat eases.
The global digital identity verification and fraud prevention company, iDenfy, introduced a feature to its automated ID verification toolkit, Face Authentication.
With the conversation around menopause and the workplace becoming a focal point in recent months, workplace discrimination and employment law solicitors Beecham Peacock reveal the current status of employment rights relating to menopause and how these might change in the future.
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Investing in a new business at home can be difficult at the best of times, but it can be even trickier when you want to begin new business ventures overseas. However, with searches for ‘How to start a new business’ increasing by 200% in the past years, it is safe to say people are looking at ways to invest.
In recent times, employee wellbeing has been on the top of the agenda for both employees and employers, and the pandemic has brought it even further into the spotlight. Simon Peters, Managing Director at CallCabinet UK discusses.
Banco Santander is launching a global challenge for startups and scale-ups from 11 countries in order to find innovative and sustainable solutions for the automotive industry in different areas: mobility, logistics and transport, and carbon offset alternatives, supported by Formula 1.
A report by Utimaco has shown that the general public in the UK, as well as Germany and Spain, are enthusiastic about the features in internet-connected vehicles (‘connected cars’), but a significant number have reservations about their security that vehicle makers need to work to address.
Monneo, the complete end to end payment ecosystem provider launches an application programming interface (API).
Ukrainian-founded Preply, reached a record-breaking milestone in the company’s funding history today, raising $50m USD in its series C, amassing more than USD $100m in investments since inception. Despite the war in Ukraine, founders Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn and Serge Lukyanov have succeeded in building a truly global business, expanding the team to over 400 employees of 58 different nationalities across 30 countries worldwide. From an education startup, Preply has become a global e-learning powerhouse that connects the world’s largest live language learning community.
Rural based business communities risk being “left behind” and “isolated” because they have to put up with third-rate connectivity services, an expert has warned.
A significant 98% of UK organisations experienced some form of a security incident in the last 12 months, according to a report from Barracuda Networks.
Health and wellbeing support is a major factor in the recruitment and retention of talent. In a significant survey of 500 HR decision makers in the UK, undertaken for Towergate Health & Protection, 42% stated their support for the health and wellbeing of staff is a key reason people stay with the company. In addition, 31% said health and wellbeing support is a key reason people choose to work for them.
Research carried out by card payment provider, Paymentsense, reveals that 0.2% current job applications offer a four day working week. The benefits a company offers its staff can be ‘make or break’ for many current or prospective employees, in particular as the Pandemic caused a shift in working habits. Companies are beginning to trial a four day working week, which would allow staff more freedom and flexibility.
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