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When is the best time of year to launch a new business?

The latest Aldermore Future Attitudes report reveals the majority of SME bosses are boastful about the performance of their firms, with more than four fifths (85 per cent) viewing their business to be a success. Furthermore, UK small businesses that launch in the springtime are flourishing the most. Almost nine in ten (88 per cent)
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How to tackle and support mental health issues in the workplace

New survey results suggest mental health issues are having a significant impact on productivity in the workplace. With World Mental Health Day taking place today – 10th October – and awareness of the severity of mental health issues growing, events company Wildgoose undertook a survey to examine the impact of mental health issues on the
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How to boost creativity and innovation in your business

UK businesses are failing to support a culture of innovation despite employees believing that their companies would benefit from fresh ideas and innovative ways of working, new research shows. A study of 1,000 workplaces conducted by RADA in Business (the commercial subsidiary of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art which provides communication skills training for
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Work-related training – send the women or the men?

With an equal number of women entering the workforce as men, you may think that cracks are starting to form in the proverbial glass ceiling. However, recent research by Theknowledgeacademy.com reveals the limitations women still face in their professional careers; namely a lack of workplace training offered by their employers. The Knowledge Academy has consulted
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Three quarters of Brits suffer bullying in the workplace

Three in four British employees say they’ve witnessed bullying in their workplace, according to shocking new research. Workplace Bullying is mistreatment in the form of humiliating and intimidating conduct, such as gossiping about colleagues, excluding them from activities or name-calling – and in severe cases, work sabotage. And it appears that the beastly behaviour is
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Britain could be just 11 years away from pension crisis

New research finds more than two fifths (43 per cent) of 35-54 year olds who don’t have a private pension have resigned themselves to never having enough money to put into a pension, with only one in ten (11 per cent) 35 to 54 year olds confident their savings mean they will be financially secure
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SME businesses at risk sponsor licence revocation

Up to 95 per cent of SME businesses risk sponsor licence revocation for migrant workers and many are also at risk of instant Home Office closure, new research finds. Just months before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU in March 2019, less than 25 per cent of SME companies are aware of the
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The cost of being an adult: Cost for millennials exceeds £1 billion

Growing up and navigating the world of adulthood is as costly as it is tough, with new research by Gumtree revealing millennials are forking out over £1 billion nationally trying to land their first full-time job. The 2,000 poll of 18 to 25-year-olds found on average young people go on three interviews, with each job
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British workers spend over 100 hours a year making tea

British workers rack up over 100 hours per year making tea and other drinks, according to new research. A survey of UK workers carried out by AppliancesDirect.co.uk reveals British workers spend on average 109.66 hours annually taking breaks in the kitchen to make themselves a drink and have a break from their desk or workstation.
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Getting third-party verified: Is it important?

Today, GroundTruth (formerly xAd) reveals that while third-party measurement across mobile is on the rise, less than a quarter (24 per cent) of mobile media planners are using third parties to measure and validate their data. Amid marketing leaders’ calls for stronger measurement following recent high-profile metric errors, the study, in conjunction with ExchangeWire, surveyed
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