Jarvis launches salary sacrifice calculator to boost pensions and reduce employer costs

Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to actively plan for their retirement, has launched a free salary sacrifice calculator that allows businesses to see how much they can save while boosting pension contributions for their workforce in the upcoming financial year.

The business risk and opportunity of ESG

The true risk to your business is not having ESG as part of your core internal business. ESG is everywhere these days. ESG reporting, sustainability and climate change strategies, DEI initiatives. This is great right?!

Capalo AI raises €3.8M to advance green transition with AI-powered energy storage optimisation

Finnish energy technology company Capalo AI announces a €3.8 million seed funding round to maximise the value of energy storage systems and accelerate the green transition through its AI-powered virtual power plant.

Refreshing employee engagement for the current year

The start of a new year presents an ideal moment for organisations to reassess how they connect with their workforce. For HR professionals, this timing offers a perfect opportunity to implement fresh approaches to team motivation and workplace engagement.

UK businesses urge government to back AI-focused tax breaks

Qlik has released new research ahead of the Spring Statement, which shows businesses are calling for AI-focused tax incentives and workforce upskilling support. 

Norrsken House Brussels opens to connect impact community with EU policymakers

Norrsken Foundation, an ecosystem for impact-driven founders and investors, is partnering with #Sustainablehub, a Brussels-based hub for sustainability-focused policy advocates – to open Norrsken House Brussels: a lighthouse for impact on the doorstep of the European Parliament.

Lockdown shifted the dial for the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape

Five years on from the first COVID-19 lockdown (23 March 2020), new research from GoDaddy uncovers its impact on the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape.

WEME Earth paves the way for deforestation-free supply chains

The EU’s deforestation-free supply chain regulation, set to take effect this year, requires companies to verify that raw materials and products sold within the EU do not originate from land cleared of forests after December 31, 2020.

Perseus: premium British electric vehicle brand launches
Perseus: premium British electric vehicle brand launches

Perseus, a new British-headquartered premium passenger-car EV brand, has today emerged from stealth mode and announced preliminary plans for its debut model – a compact SUV. The company has also provided initial details of the development and commercialisation strategy to bring the vehicle to European markets by late 2027.

Clear objectives are needed for SMEs to harness AI effectively

Tasked with navigating economic volatility, market fluctuations, and the rise of new technologies, small business owners may feel that adopting AI has fallen down the priority list. Anxiety towards the task of onboarding AI tools, and specifically the right tools for your business, may appear a daunting task, or something non-urgent to consider down the line.

Spotting problematic tech use among employees and offering support

Technology is a great enabler in the workplace, but it can also become a significant burden if its use becomes problematic. Professor Marcantonio Spada, Chief Clinical Officer, Onebright, discusses. 

Looking to our past to innovate for the future

You might not think innovation can be found by looking in the past, but my experience of an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership at a historic royal palace shows that it very much can.

8 in 10 UK businesses plan to improve payments processes in 2025

As businesses look to drive growth in 2025 amid a dynamic market environment, new research from American Express reveals about eight in 10 (78%) are planning to improve their business payments process, with almost two-fifths (39%) doing so as part of strategies to drive growth.

A third of UK SMB owners losing sleep over paying staff

According to research from Dext, one-third (33%) of the UK’s small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners are losing sleep over paying staff.

Highly stressed employees cost firms more than £4M a year

New research surveying 1,000 full-time employees in the UK and US technology and professional services industries has found that nearly half of the workforce (45%) is highly stressed, experiencing stress frequently or always.

Gen Z is Britain’s most entrepreneurial generation

New research shows Gen Z are the most entrepreneurial generation yet, with more than two thirds (73%) 16-24 year olds keen to start their own business.

Lack of state support for health and wellbeing is impacting staff

Employers and employees are united in their belief that state support for those who power the UK’s economy, i.e. employees, is inadequate.

Soulmate Ventures expands investment in sustainable innovation with €50M fund

Soulmates Ventures is strengthening its commitment to sustainable innovation with a €50 million fund, increasing initial investments to up to €3 million per startup, with follow-on funding totalling up to €5 million to ensure long-term support.

Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot invests over $1M in Bioniq

Bioniq, founded in 2019 and renowned for its personalised nutritional supplements based on blood biomarker data, is proud to announce that football star Diogo Dalot, right-back for Manchester United and the Portugal national team, has joined the company as an investor, contributing over €1 million.

YellowScan Navigator is revolutionising drone mapping for coastlines

YellowScan is set to present its YellowScan Navigator topo-bathymetric system for drones, marking a pivotal moment in technological innovation for environmental monitoring.