A four day week is no panacea to the structural challenges of Britain’s workforce January 25, 2022 For years, there has been an ongoing discussion about the four-day working week. In the 2019 election, then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn even put cutting the number of days we work at the centre of his manifesto. This week trials for a four day week will begin with 30 companies trying it out in the hope [...]
Exclusive: Cyber security becomes the ‘single biggest risk’ as hackers flood the City January 10, 2022 New data has revealed that more than half of firms believe that exposure to a cyber attack has increased alongside the rise of remote working, with industry experts calling it "the single biggest risk".
Oil prices rebound from massive drop despite discovery of Covid-19 variant November 29, 2021 Oil prices showed some signs of recovery on Monday after massive drops last week of over ten per cent on both major benchmarks.
Pandemic rethink: Nearly half of all UK workers are less career-focused July 12, 2021 With freedom day fast approaching, all attention is on workers returning to the office and the nature of flexible working options. Since working from home, due to Covid-related restrictions, 50 per cent of people experienced difficulty with disassociating their work lives with their home lives, according to insurance giant Aviva. The company’s study found that [...]
Home working win: HR software firm Gusto hits $10bn valuation and mulls IPO August 10, 2021 HR software firm Gusto has hit a $10bn valuation following its latest funding round, amid work-from-home measures in which it thrived. The company secured $175m in a funding round in recent weeks, its CEO Josh Reeves told Forbes, after bagging $200m in capital last year. The capital rally was led by T. Rowe Price and [...]
Gradual recovery: Central London shows signs of return to the office September 13, 2021 Central London has begun to show signs of a return to the office, but the capital’s retailers and attractions are yet to reap the benefits of a complete footfall recovery. Londoners marching back to the office has seen footfall levels lift 4.2 per cent, but foot traffic as a whole has slumped 7.8 per cent [...]
Oil rally stalls as EU remains split on sanctions March 22, 2022 Oil prices stumbled today as the prospect of an EU embargo on Russian oil faded - while the dollar also strengthened in the US.
Reflecting on the shared ownership journey – four years later September 4, 2024 In honour of this year’s Shared Ownership Week, we revisited some of our happy homeowners to see what life has been like since the keys were handed over and the packing boxes were put away. Nearly four years since they moved in, we caught up with Peabody New Homes’ residents Josephine, who purchased at Motion [...]
Businesses yet to receive a penny from £1.5bn Covid support pot October 11, 2021 English businesses are yet to receive a single penny in relief following the announcement of a £1.5bn targeted Covid support fund six months ago. The business rates relief fund was announced to help businesses affected by Covid outside the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors. The government said it would retrospectively ban more than 170,000 rates [...]
So done with WFH: Young people feel isolated and underappreciated at work September 28, 2021 UK bosses are being warned to double-down on their support for young, entry-level employees as many feel isolated, overworked and underappreciated at work during the pandemic. One in four have been stuck working in their bedroom while living at home or isolated in their flat or a house share with strangers, according to research from [...]