Organisations are actively creating new positions to facilitate digitalisation efforts within the finance function over the next 12 months, reveals Robert Half’s report Digital transformation and the future of hiring. The majority of UK CFOs (68 per cent) reveal finance automation required for digitalisation will drive recruitment as a significant shift in skills is required. Overall,
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UK businesses are breaking basic health and safety laws
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Almost two thirds of UK businesses are failing to meet basic health and safety laws and are putting their employees in danger, according to new research conducted ahead of Health and Safety Week. A survey of 2,000 employees, working for businesses that have over five employees, finds that 65 per cent have not received any information
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Customer perks bring young consumers to your brand, research says
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Brand loyalty is a goal all companies strive for, and BankingRefunds.co.uk’s latest research reveals that the secret to driving long term loyalty could be as simple as treating customers to perks, for nothing. The packaged bank account claims specialist polled 1,500 Brits on their love of perks and benefits to see if they are really
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70 per cent of businesses have suffered a cyber security breach
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New government statistics reveal half of UK businesses suffered a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months; rising to two-thirds among medium sized businesses (66 per cent) and large businesses (68 per cent.) In fact, the ‘Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 2017’ claims nearly seven in ten businesses have identified a breach on some level. Firms holding
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FTSE 350 companies’ level of support for pension schemes sinks
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New research by PwC reveals the ability of FTSE 350 companies to fulfil their defined benefit (DB) pension obligations has sunk to its lowest level since the recession. PwC analysis shows that despite growth in the FTSE, the relative support companies provide to their pension schemes has weakened significantly. PwC’s Pension Support Index tracks the
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UK professionals want more support in returnships
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Returnships are on the rise in the UK, with 79 per cent of the nation’s workers admitting they would be more inclined to join a company that offered a returnships programme. That’s according to a recent study data from CV-Library , the UK’s leading independent job board, which also found that 73 per cent agree that it’s
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The power of being nice in the workplace
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Being nice in the workplace can be an undervalued quality, however a recent study from Monarch reveals that employing staff makes for both a happier and more productive workforce. The survey of 2,000 working adults in the UK finds that nicer people are twice as happy at work when compared to those who describe themselves as
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Workers spend less time on social media to restore work-life balance
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Technology in the workplace continues to be a hot topic, but according to a recent survey by CV-Library more than two thirds of workers (67.4 per cent) don’t use social media whilst at work, and of those that do, the majority (45 per cent) will only do so for up to 15 minutes. The study surveyed 1,200
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Businesses are totally unprepared for a new era of lower migration
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Employers are totally unprepared for the fall in migration that the new government has pledged to deliver once Britain leaves the EU, according to a new survey commissioned by the Resolution Foundation. With formal Brexit negotiations set to start in just seven days’ time, the survey identifies a huge gap between the kind of immigration
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Half of SMEs turn down contracts due to unreasonable demands
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Almost half of small and medium enterprises have turned down a contract or order due to not being able to deliver the work, new research reveals. The study, from Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance, shows how ‘unfair reasons’ are the predominant cause for SME’S having to say no to paid work. This includes how the contract would
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