The overwhelming majority of UK freelancers and micro-businesses do not believe that the government’s ‘late payments tsar’ will be able to address the UK’s payment problems, according to new research from cloud accounting software firm FreeAgent. A poll carried out by OnePoll and commissioned by FreeAgent reveals that just 2 per cent of respondents thought the
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Revealed: The lunchtime taboos you should avoid at work
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Nearly half of UK professionals (46.2 per cent) believe that there are lunchtime taboos that you should avoid at work, with a further 58.8 per cent agreeing that you should say something to repeat offenders of these food faux pas. This is according to the latest research from CV-Library, which surveyed 1,000 workers to explore their attitudes towards
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Three quarters of users who click a phishing link surrender password details
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A new research report, released today by phishd by MWR InfoSecurity, reveals the extent to which employees remain susceptible to phishing attacks and freely provide user credentials such as their username and password combinations, despite user awareness and education schemes on the dangers of clicking on unverified links. In a review of 100 recent phishd
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UK baffled by the origins of their favourite brands
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Consumers are baffled by the origins of their favourite ‘British’ brands, half (50 per cent) of adults are unaware Tetley Tea is owned by a foreign company. The poll of 1,000 adults, conducted by spread betting company Spread Co, reveals that many members of the public struggle to identify British businesses. Respondents incorrectly thought that many
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Senior decision makers reveal people skills are an employee’s most valuable asset
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More than two-thirds of business leaders in Britain (71 per cent) consider people skills to be the most valuable asset for employees, according to new research from Oxford Open Learning Trust. The YouGov survey of over 500 senior decision makers, commissioned to support the Profession Picker tool, looked into the soft skills that employers consider to
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Changes to employee engagement strategies will fail without HR function rethink
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While the commitment from UK CEOs on developing and retraining staff is encouraging for future talent strategies and employee engagement, failure to up-skill and support the HR function could be detrimental to these plans. That’s according to global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions. In response to a recent PwC report, which reveals
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Londoners prove to be the most faithful towards their partners in England
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With over one third of our life spent in the workplace, we often spend more time with our colleagues than we do our own partners at home and it is inevitable that relationships can grow increasingly intimate. With such intimacy, the workplace has become the number one place for affairs to take place. Rebootonline.com, investigated
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No Brexit plans in place for two thirds of British retailers
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Although the UK could be just days away from triggering Article 50, more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of retailers have yet to start planning for Brexit, according to a survey of 250 British retail decision-makers commissioned by Global-e. This is despite more than half (51 per cent) of British retailers saying that the vote to leave the
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Many smaller businesses not ready for the new apprenticeship levy
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Smaller businesses could be unprepared for the new apprenticeship levy, which is expected to come into force on 6 April 2017, according to a survey from XpertHR. The levy will require employers with a pay-bill of more than £3 million a year (around 2 per cent of businesses in the UK) to pay 0.5 per cent of
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UK SMEs left exposed to the elements
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As the UK endures Storm Doris, the worst storm of this winter, research from Towergate reveals that many of the country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ill-prepared for the effects of bad weather. Two thirds (66 per cent) of SMEs report lost revenue due to bad weather and almost a third (31 per cent) having suffered
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