Breaking bread habits: Switching meal deals for healthier lunches June 15, 2024 As the work landscape evolves, so have lunchtime habits, with a shift towards healthier alternatives becoming increasingly prominent.
The Debate: Have flexible working laws gone too far? May 1, 2024 Will new laws allowing workers to "request" flexible hours culminate in the irreparable breakdown of society?
IWG points to franchising potential as shares take a hit from profit warnings April 26, 2022 IWG has enjoyed a sharp increase in revenues in its first quarter, supported by increased franchising and partnering.
3 Finance Jobs That Pay Over £100k May 23, 2023 Did you know that in London, the average price of a cup of coffee is £2.55? That’s according to research from price comparison website Compare The Market. The study also found that the most expensive place to buy a coffee in London is Selfridges, but the cheapest is at Pret. It can be an expensive [...]
Have smartcards had their day? Exploring alternatives for secure Bacs payments August 14, 2024 Liz Carroll, Senior Product Manager, Financial Marketplaces at Finastra Smartcards, embedded with integrated chips to store digital certificate data, are widely used in corporate payments for their security, convenience, and efficiency. The UK’s Bacs payment system has used smartcards to facilitate corporate access since the switch to Bacstel-IP in 2003. While smartcards offer great security, [...]
‘Not for Boris Johnson to second guess’ whether office-working best for businesses November 22, 2021 The Prime Minister has been told to leave businesses to make their own decisions on hybrid working, after saying there were “sound evolutionary reasons” for office-working. The Institute of Directors has slammed Boris Johnson’s remarks, which he made at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference on Monday. Alex Hall-Chen, senior policy advisor at the [...]
If we keep building new offices from the ground up, we will miss our climate goals November 27, 2023 Due to the emissions caused by new builds, the City Corporation is now moving towards a “retrofit first” approach, where reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings, structure and materials must be given serious consideration.
Questioning the impact of remote working doesn’t make you a dinosaur December 5, 2022 Speak to a lot of chief executives in private – especially once those magical words ‘off the record’ are uttered – and you’ll hear all sorts of frustrations with the state of everything from our politicians to their human resources department. But one topic that keeps coming up – almost anathema in our wider business [...]
In a housing crisis it’s mad that millions of vacant offices cannot be turned into homes January 29, 2024 Planning regulations are preventing vacant offices from being turned into vitally-needed homes despite the housing crisis, writes Tyler Goodwin
CoachHub rides pandemic momentum, snagging £164m in SoftBank-led funding round June 14, 2022 Online coaching startup CoachHub has snagged $200m (£164m) in its latest funding round, led by investment heavyweight’s SoftBank and Sofina. The Silicon Valley-approved startup, initially founded in Berlin in 2018, has several headquarters across Europe, including London. Its success comes off the back of Euan Blair’s Multiverse, which hit a valuation of $1.7bn (£1.4bn) last week. [...]