The freelance economy is contributing significantly to Britain’s growth, as more employees opt to become their own boss. According to the Labour Force Survey from ONS and IPSE 2015, since 2011, the freelance economy has increased by almost a quarter nationally and, in London, close to a fifth of workers are freelancers. An increasingly popular way
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The benefits of an integrated professional and personal online presence
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How we present ourselves has always been a crucial element to succeeding at work – and with the rise of social media, creating the right image and personal brand has never been so important. According to research by CareerBuilder, almost two thirds (60 per cent) of employers use social networking sites to screen candidates and
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How Brexit decision will create an entrepreneurial Britain
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More than half of Brits (55 per cent) believe our exit from the EU will encourage a more entrepreneurial Britain, with more people willing to start their own businesses, new research reveals. The UK research released by Amway for Global Entrepreneurship Week shows 7 out of ten Brits (67 per cent) have faith in a single
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How recognition schemes help to retain graduate talent
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Retaining employees in a business can come down to one important factor: keeping them engaged. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Study shows engaged employees are those who feel emotionally connected to their company and will work energetically to obtain results. When it comes to retaining graduates – young, keen talent, fresh from university and
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What does the future hold for the e-commerce market?
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It is more than 20 years since the first online purchase and, depending on your source that item was either a Sting CD purchased by a man via one of the first e-commerce sites, NetMarket, or a large pizza purchased from the American restaurant chain, Pizza Hut. However, regardless of the item, the sentiment is
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Top ten places to stretch your salary: Where the cheque lasts longer
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UK job site City Calling has announced the first annual stretch your salary index, an in-depth analysis of average salary figures set against cost of living data to determine the rank of the UK’s ten biggest cities according to their average disposable income. Nottingham is the best place to stretch your salary due to relatively low rental and utility
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Why businesses need to be bolder about seizing opportunities post-Brexit
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Media hype about market uncertainty may make for good headlines but the danger is that it can be self-fulfilling. The UK’s EU referendum vote in June and the election results in the US last week have both sent commentators into a frenzy of speculation, much of which has borne little relation to actual economic conditions post-Brexit.
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Cost and difficulty of digital tax accounts understated by HMRC
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HMRC closed its consultation with the UK’s business community ahead of ‘Making Tax Digital’, its project aimed at creating a modern digital tax accounts system to fit with the digital age. The UK200Group, has been an active part of the consultation process and has in turn asked its members for their views and the views of
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Business tips on preparing for a smooth handover
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We’re all familiar with the scenario – a much-loved colleague is moving on to greener pastures and new challenges, and as they enter a new phase of their career, your office can enter a phase of uncertainty – the dreaded ‘checking out period’ culminating in the handover. With Donald Trump now the president-elect of the
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Google, Facebook Move to Restrict Ads on Fake News Sites
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The shifts comes as Google, Facebook and Twitter face a backlash over the role they played in the U.S. presidential election.