Britain’s workaholics: Meet the Hackney fishmonger who is up earlier than the milkman December 21, 2022 Britain’s small business owners are among the hardest working people in the country with many up before the milkman and still going long after the DJ has played their final song. Nearly half of bosses work more than 50 hours per week while a third start work before 5am – a time better known to [...]
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 [...]
Brexit: European nurses don’t want to work for NHS, report suggests December 19, 2022 Brexit-induced migratory hurdles and poor wages have made Britain an unattractive destination for Europe's nurses.
Older Brits in need of cash return to work in droves as cost of living chaos destroys budgets December 19, 2022 Money is a key motivator for older workers returning to work as the merciless cost-of-living crisis increasingly bites, it has emerged. The Office for National Statistics has published experimental data on the motivations for the over 50s to return to work. Money is an important motivation to return to work for all groups, particularly younger groups, with 69 per [...]
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 [...]
Saturday Spotlight: Cost of living crisis is giving Buy Now Pay Later shot in the arm December 10, 2022 Buy Now Pay Later offerings may be controversial and much-criticised, it seems the cost of living crisis is giving the format a major boost. In fact, it has emerged that nearly half of all Brits are more likely to or are already using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services compared to a year ago, according [...]
Government to spend tens of millions more to crack down hard on tax fraud December 9, 2022 The Autumn Statement revealed that the government will spend an additional £79m to fight tax fraud in the next five years, as HMRC is promised greater resources to tackle the tax gap. This marks a 27 per cent increase on the £292m investment announced at last year’s Budget. Through the extra £79m, HMRC expects to raise an [...]
Hipgnosis boss ‘shares shareholder disappointment’ as star talent fails to revive flagging stock December 8, 2022 The music impresario behind the Hipgnosis songs fund – which has bought up back catalogues from a host of major artists – bemoaned his outfit’s lagging share price in a market update yesterday. “I share the disappointment of shareholders that the true value of our iconic songs is not being reflected in today’s share price,” [...]
Wise shares tumble after analysts predict ‘disruptor will get disrupted’ December 8, 2022 Shares in fintech firm Wise have plummeted today after a note from investment bank Liberum told investors to dump the stock over mounting competition fears.
Incorporating business purpose into corporate social responsibility: how and why December 8, 2022 | Sponsored Consumers, candidates and society, in general, seek to live in and create a much fairer world where the organisations they purchase from or are employed by mirror their personal values and purpose. This fairer world benefits all of us – especially young people facing a rapidly changing world. More and more organisations are placing social [...]
