Could Paddington soon switch his beloved marmalade for specially crafted Fynbos honey straight from South African shores? He could well do so, now that the Cape Trade Portal is on offer. The ‘matchmaking tool’ connects UK buyers with local Western Cape exporters via a virtual hub, which boasts over 1 600 proudly Cape-based products and services. […]
Leading serviced office and flexible workspace provider, Office Space in Town (OSiT), has appointed Georgia Sandom, already the company’s youngest ever Director, as its new Director of ESG. This appointment comes at the same time as OSiT launches its innovative new ESG strategy, which reflects the company’s longstanding values around sustainability, social diversity and inclusion […]
Replacing an hour-long commute with a walk downstairs, ditching workwear for pajama bottoms, and spending lunch breaks out of an office chair and on the sofa– there’s no denying that there are some seriously handy perks to life as a remote worker. Pre-pandemic, a truly flexible workplace seemed inconceivable to employees and business owners alike. […]
A new bombshell study said this morning that Brexit has damaged Britain’s competitiveness, reducing productivity and lowering workers’ real wages in the years ahead. The report said Britain has experienced a decline of 8 per cent in trade openness – trade as a share of economic output – since 2019, losing market share across three […]
A staggering 87 per cent of workers are working longer hours than they are contracted to, with most agreeing they have found themselves doing more when working from home according to recent research. The study found that workers in Oxford, Sheffield and Worcester have the longest working day, at an average length of 7.3 hours. […]
The battle for customers is increasingly heating up in the UK banking scene with one major current account provider now offering 5 per cent interest on balances up to £1,500 for the first 12 months. Nationwide Building Society previously offered 2 per cent fixed for 12 months on balances up to £1,500 on its FlexDirect […]
A new study of small business owners has revealed that poor customer service from suppliers is hampering their ability to focus on rising costs and inflation. The research, undertaken by connectivity provider TalkTalk Business, shows that two thirds of SMEs say they work with a supplier that has blamed poor customer service on the pandemic, […]
Simply Business, one of the UK’s largest providers of small business insurance, today announces the launch of its annual £25,000 Business Boost grant. The grant is designed to give UK small businesses a significant helping hand in the face of wider economic challenges – including the cost of living rising at an alarming rate, inflation […]
A new study has revealed that couples who make pay together, stay together, with research revealing that relationships among those who either currently run, or have run, a small company with their partner last 5 times longer than the national average. This equates to 11 years, 4 months for those who run a business together, compared […]
Job seekers now view hybrid working as a pre-requisite for new roles, with a new study revealing it is now as important as other financial benefits including health insurance, life insurance and group income protection. IWG, the world’s largest flexible office and workspace provider, commissioned research among 2,000 office workers to better understand the key […]