Responding to the criticism received by Apple CEO, Tim Cook, for asking staff to return to the office, global workplace creation expert, Unispace, has highlighted that the business leader was right to take this step.
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Absence of Employment Bill suggests skills agenda slipping down Government’s priority list
The absence of the Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech delivered by Prince Charles today suggests that the skills agenda is slipping down the Government’s priority list.
UK SMEs can become the change biodiversity needs
The UN predicts one million of the eight million species on the planet will be extinct by 2039, while UK biodiversity is already at a 50 per cent loss.
Covid didn’t doom all shops – just the bad ones
Brian Bickell – alias Mr Carnaby Street – has to dodge shoppers and tourists taking pictures for Instagram as he wends his way through the legendary London thoroughfare.
Could the Bank of England’s cure for inflation create a UK wide recession?
The UK’s recession indicators are not yet flashing red but another surprise jump in consumer price inflation in March will add to fears that economic growth will shudder to a halt in the second half of the year.
Transport & logistics is the UK’s fastest growing sector – but wages lag behind
The boom in postal and courier services means the number of business premises operated by transport companies has grown faster than any other sector, new Government figures reveal.
As Government admits ‘significant challenges’ to UK stock levels, is reshoring the answer?
A new Government report, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), has revealed the full extent of tumbling stock levels and broken global supply chains.
The benefits of employing people with disabilities and autism
I’d particularly like the business community to consider the benefits of employing people with a learning disability, autism spectrum condition or both.
The power of unlimited paid holiday: how the right employee benefits (and employer attitudes) drive team performance
At this stage, the next person to point out that the pandemic has led to a shake-up of working culture is unlikely to win any of the major prizes in this year’s Most Observant Commentator Awards.
P&O chaos is disrupting freight and international supply chains
P&O’s crass mass-firing of 800 staff is inevitably leading to supply chain and cross-Channel freight disruptions.
Are science based targets the answer to SMEs feeling the squeeze on the road to net zero?
Since the Paris accord, those following the media would be hard pressed to avoid noticing the accumulation of big corporates announcing their net zero measures and schemes like Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) rising up the media agenda.
OMMG and entrepreneur Feisal Nahaboo eyes transactions worth billions following successes of Xeinadin & Alitam
Since 2018, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) world has been rocked by a brave new model, dubbed the ‘Overnight Multiple Merger Model’ (OMMM), which has yielded unprecedented results.
Why the pandemic has led to the rise of the nano-influencer
The past two years have had a marked effect on how we interact with social media, with stay-at-home orders resulting in people spending longer online than ever before
Lowering VAT on fuel bills won’t work for the poorest
Lowering VAT charges on fuel may be politically attractive but is not good news for those who will struggle the most, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg
3 Key tech priorities for financial services business leaders in 2022
Technology in modern financial services can be a complex subject. This is what business leaders should focus on for success.
