A total of three hours and 31 minutes is allowed in the Big Smoke, compared to the UK average of two hours and 34 minutes. The survey of 2,000 working professionals from Powwownow finds that young people, many of whom are graduates with sought-after skills such as digital and cybersecurity expertise, are the most likely
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Why a resignation doesn’t have to mean the end
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Employers are missing a key opportunity to retain valuable departing talent after they have handed in their resignation, according to new research. A survey of 1,002 UK employees, the results of which have been published in The Loyalty Premium Report 2017 by incentives and rewards provider, One4allRewards.co.uk, reveals that 91 per cent of workers would be
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British SMBs stand to lose £2,250 each if they close on bank holidays
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Monday marked the first of two Bank Holidays in May (1st and 29th May), however a new study finds that SMBs stand to lose an average of £500 in the month, and £2,250 if they opt to stay closed on every Bank Holiday in 2017. The study of 1,500 small business owners by Yell Business reveals
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Flexible working is the path forward for small businesses
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Maintel, the fast-growing provider of managed communications services, today announced the results of a study on flexible working preferences in the UK. The study polled 1,000 employed adults in the UK, ages 18 and over. The study revealed that today’s multi-generational workforce prefers flexible working to traditional office hours and location. Flexible work policies are
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How to apply for a business loan in three minutes
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NatWest is launching a new online lending platform which will allow small businesses to borrow a loan up to £35,000 in a process which takes around three minutes, with the money in their accounts within 24 hours. The bank has already pre-assessed half a million small business customers, who will have access to the platform
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Disruptive general election could cause growth woes for UK businesses
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Continued political disruption including the snap general election on 8th June could exacerbate UK business growth issues according to 200 mid-sized business senior executives recently surveyed. In the survey by Wax Digital, after access to skills, political disruption was the most common risk standing in the way of business growth ambitions. It was cited by
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Should businesses be using clean energy? The UK public say ‘yes’
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New research carried out by energy price comparison website Love Energy Savings reveals that more than 40 per cent of people believe businesses should source clean energy from renewable sources. In the survey of 1,001 consumers, 33 per cent says they would personally pay more for energy from renewable sources. But while many homes in the UK are switching
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Number of people wanting to launch a business increases Post-Brexit
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The NatWest Entrepreneurship Monitor reveals that interest in starting a new business has been increasing in 2017, after having fallen to a historic low in the run up to and post-Brexit vote. Following the vote, economic uncertainty shook the confidence of would-be-entrepreneurs with the proportion of people wanting to start a new business dropping from 39 per
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UK job market sees positive growth over first quarter of the year
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2017 has already been marked by a lot of change in the UK, especially now Brexit negotiations are firmly underway. As such, it is extremely positive to see that the job market has continued to go from strength to strength. The latest data from CV-Library finds that job applications, vacancies and average salaries all saw impressive growth
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Are these the UK’s most unhealthy cities to work in?
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They say you are what you eat, and for many UK professionals that spells trouble! According to the latest survey from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, nearly three quarters of workers (72.8 per cent) believe that their job has had a negative effect on their health and what they eat, 36.4 per cent say they
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