Monthly Archives: March 2017

Mum’s the word: UK professionals rely on mum for job advice

Despite fleeing the nest, the majority of UK workers are still reliant on their mums’ wisdom throughout their careers, more than half (54.6 per cent) admitting that their mum has helped them to decide whether to accept a job offer or not. This is according to the latest research from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library,
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How can businesses help their employees’ mental health

With a new report highlighting the prevalence of stress in the workplace, outsourced call centre provider CALLCARE is aiming to help businesses across the UK tackle the main causes and improve their employees’ mental health. A report conducted by the Health and Safety Executive reveals that there were 488,000 cases of work-related anxiety and depression
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UK retailers using secondary revenue methods to tackle margin squeeze

More than two thirds of retailers are now exploring secondary revenue options to boost their profitability, new research conducted by Webloyalty and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals. In a period of unprecedented pressure on retailers’ margins, the Beyond the Core report highlights how secondary – or ancillary – revenue options are becoming common practice.
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British businesses lost £7 billion to internet outages in 2016

British businesses suffered three days of internet outages and downtime each on average during 2016, costing the UK economy £7 billion in lost productivity and extra overtime, according to research conducted by Beaming, the business ISP. Beaming worked with research company Opinium, a mathematician from Imperial College and more than 500 businesses using a range
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