New research has revealed that only one in four civil servants believe their department is following the Government’s National Data Strategy, with skills and technology infrastructure likely to be significant barriers to the strategy’s effectiveness. Eighty-six civil servants from major Government departments including HMRC and the Home Office were surveyed as part of research by […]
A battle is shaping up between major retailers over whether the UK should introduce an online sales tax, with Sainsbury’s demanding it to help revive struggling high streets while M&S argues it would have the opposite effect. A day before the government’s three-month consultation on changes to business taxes closes, the finance director of Sainsbury’s […]
The boss of one of London’s biggest landlords has conceded that offices will probably never again be as busy as they were before the pandemic. Businesses have changed the way they operate, Toby Courtauld, chief executive of GPE, acknowledged, although he is also adamant that those who predicted the “death of the office” have been […]
Edinburgh, Leeds, and Glasgow have been named as the best cities in Great Britain outside of London to start a business. New analysis which looked at government and business data found that in the first quarter of 2022 saw a growth of incorporations, with 56,448 companies on the total register, showing entrepreneurs’ determination to start businesses […]
The nature of professional life has changed significantly in recent years. The global pandemic and string of lockdowns forced companies across the nation to adapt the working habits of their employees. This can include office-based working, home-based working, or a combination of both. More and more businesses are embracing a hybrid working model. Commuting to […]
For many, the Great Resignation has been a time of new roles, new opportunities, and career changes. Some have called it the Great Reset. Anthony Klotz predicted ‘The Great Resignation’ in 2020, citing poor working conditions, toxic workplaces, uncertainty over job security, a lack of career progression opportunities and a reappraisal of personal and professional […]
Employee retention challenges have left many SMEs under-staffed, new analysis by WorkLife by OpenMoney has found. More than a quarter of smaller firms WorkLife surveyed as part of its Spring 2022 Small Business Monitor claimed to be under-resourced from a staffing point of view. Among those facing resourcing constraints, the key drivers were employees leaving […]
Greggs has revealed that its sales in large cities and locations near offices are lagging behind those elsewhere in the UK as a result of the shift to home working. Roger Whiteside, the outgoing chief executive of the bakery chain, said transaction numbers in city centres were 10% below pre-Covid levels. “There are less people […]
A right royal knees-up might be occurring at the palace, but four in ten of Britain’s workers won’t be off work on the Queen’s platinum jubilee bank holiday. According to a recent survey 18% confessed they will miss out completely while one in ten are planning on taking it another day. And a further 11% […]
The UK’s biggest business membership organisation, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has launched a flagship new digital resources hub to support and encourage LGBT+ entrepreneurship, and promote inclusivity in workplaces. FSB’s ‘Let’s Grow Business Together’ initiative has been backed by the government’s Equalities Minister, Mike Freer MP. It is also backed by prominent LGBT+ […]