Monthly Archives: October 2017

Businesses face imminent war for talent, warns Fujitsu

Businesses will soon face a ‘war for talent’ and struggle to attract employees to fill the pending skills gap, according to a whitepaper produced for Fujitsu by independent European research firm Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). Fujitsu warns that unless companies start planning for the workplace of the future by embracing the so-called ‘boundary-less’ business, they
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Report calls for changes to universal credit for the self-employed

A new report published today by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) calls for changes to the universal credit system for self-employed claimants. Without such changes, the group warns that there is a very real possibility that people will be discouraged from starting self-employment and existing claimants may be forced to give up their
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Report calls for changes to universal credit for the self-employed

A new report published today by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) calls for changes to the universal credit system for self-employed claimants. Without such changes, the group warns that there is a very real possibility that people will be discouraged from starting self-employment and existing claimants may be forced to give up their
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Revealed: The scariest workplace tasks, according to office workers

More than half of UK office workers (53 per cent) admit giving negative feedback to colleagues is the scariest task for them in the workplace – according to new research. The study, conducted by Powwownow, finds making a phone call in front of colleagues comes in as a close second (36 per cent), with one
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Revealed: The scariest workplace tasks, according to office workers

More than half of UK office workers (53 per cent) admit giving negative feedback to colleagues is the scariest task for them in the workplace – according to new research. The study, conducted by Powwownow, finds making a phone call in front of colleagues comes in as a close second (36 per cent), with one
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A question of ethics: Half of professionals made to feel uncomfortable

A new poll, commissioned by the independent charity A Blueprint for Better Business, finds 55 per cent of professionals have witnessed or been asked to do things at work which caused them unease. Of these, just two per cent say they would refuse to participate in something which made them uncomfortable at work. The findings
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A question of ethics: Half of professionals made to feel uncomfortable

A new poll, commissioned by the independent charity A Blueprint for Better Business, finds 55 per cent of professionals have witnessed or been asked to do things at work which caused them unease. Of these, just two per cent say they would refuse to participate in something which made them uncomfortable at work. The findings
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Cyber security: The Halloween horror story

It’s Halloween and cyber criminals are conjuring a poisonous potion of fear among SMEs. According to a recent survey conducted by Barracuda, 92 per cent of businesses are haunted by the thought of ransomware attacking their organisation. It would seem like these fears are well founded – nearly half, or 47 per cent of respondents
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