UK office workers are suffering from daily anxiety over meetings at work, with some going to drastic lengths to cope, new research has revealed. A shocking 48 per cent of employees in Britain claim that the daily stress of work meetings gives them some level of anxiety both during and after the working day. Fear
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Are young professionals being excluded from flexible working?
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Following recent reports which show the UK falling behind in the global drive for flexible working, new research from Michael Page reveals that more than eight in ten (84 per cent) office based millennial employees do not work from home in an average working week – with 82 per cent of those saying they are
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Six in ten business believe automation will drive productivity
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Robert Half’s new report, Digital transformation and the future of hiring finds digital processes will be extended to manual, data entry tasks such as financial modelling (41 per cent), generating financial reports (40 per cent), project management and reporting (38 per cent) within the next three years. As a result, payroll (37 per cent), financial
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AA targets small businesses with move to card payment market
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The AA has partnered with card payment acquirer EVO Payments International in a move that aims to offer UK businesses a better deal based on ‘transparent pricing, value for money, and excellent customer service’. Data from the AA shows that 61 per cent of SMEs are reliant on card terminals but experience problems, and 26
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UK’s most sought-after job industries revealed
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New analysis of job application data in the UK reveals the industries that Brits are most keen to get a job within; with the administration, construction and engineering sectors featured in the top spots. The research also looked at the industries that have become increasingly applied for in the first six months of the year
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‘Digital dinosaurs’ left for dust by new breed tech-savvy owners
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From independent florists, to artisanal bakers traditional high-street stalwarts are experiencing a retail renaissance thanks to clever use of technology, claims new data from Worldpay. According to the payments processor, small and independent stores are seeing year on year growth of up to eight per cent by allowing customers to browse and purchase online as
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Perfecting the sales cadence – study reveals all
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A new survey from InsideSales.com looks into sales industry cadences, meaning: patterns, frequencies and methods of responding to inbound leads. The report is the product of an analysis of data gleaned from the sales practices of over 8,000 companies in order to establish the most common number of contact attempts, response types and persistence periods.
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Competition heats up amongst candidates, as salaries soar
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Competition for jobs is heating up this summer with some of the nation’s key locations and sectors witnessing an above-average hike in applications last month. That’s according to the latest statistics from CV-Library. The data from CV-Library reveals that while the nation witnessed a 1.1 per cent rise in job applications during this period, certain locations
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Bridging loans bounce back following Brexit blip
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In the wake of the Brexit vote which took the majority of investors by surprise, bridging lending in the UK suffered a rather unfortunate dive. However, confidence appears to be increasing once again, as reports confirm a significant increase in bridging lending to £4.2 billion in April. The latest bridging index suggests that the damage
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Misinformation online costs high street businesses £6.1 billion a year
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Inaccurate or misinformation online is costing independent businesses £6.1 billion a year in lost revenue, according to data published today by the UK Domain. Despite nearly seven in ten (67 per cent) customers-to-be checking the web when planning to visit a physical business, 61 per cent of independent businesses have inaccurate opening hours listed online, or
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