The UK’s business community is increasingly concerned about the external business environment, including Brexit, the health of the UK economy and the impact of the Trump administration, but remains confident about exporting in the future. This is the conclusion of the inaugural Santander Trade Barometer. The Barometer, based on the attitudes of businesses engaged in,
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Almost two thirds of UK workers hide an aspect of their lives at work
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New research reveals nearly two thirds (61 per cent) of UK workers feel they keep an aspect of their lives hidden at work. The research from Inclusive Employers shows family difficulties (46 per cent) was the most likely hidden issue at work, followed by mental health (31 per cent). One in five also admit they
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UK employees most open to leaving current job
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Three quarters (70 per cent) of UK employees would consider leaving their current job, with nearly a quarter (24 per cent) actively looking for new opportunities and nearly half (46 per cent) passively looking, according to the ADP Research Institute. This figure is much higher than the 60 per cent of European employees who said
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Freelancers and contractors prefer to work completely remotely
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Despite technology enabling anytime, anywhere working, just eight per cent of freelancers and contractors surveyed prefer to work completely remotely, research from Qdos Contractor of The Qdos Group highlights. More than two thirds (67 per cent) of independent workers prefer to instead split their time between working onsite with clients and working remotely. This suggests
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No stranger to fintech – UK businesses adopt the latest tech in finance
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Business finance company MarketInvoice surveyed UK businesses on their awareness and adoption of fintech (financial technology) products and services. Seventy-seven per cent of UK businesses are aware of fintech products and services and two-thirds (65 per cent) have adopted at least one fintech application, with a fifth (19 per cent) taking on four. These adopters
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Female managers earn £12K less than male colleagues
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New ways of measuring how much male and female managers are paid under far-reaching government reporting requirements reveal the gender pay gap for the UK’s 3.3 million managers is nearly £3,000 bigger than previously understood. According to analysis of managers’ salaries conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR, the gender pay gap as
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Social Enterprise UK report lifts the lid on the future of business
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Nearly one million people are now employed in the sector that aims to use the power of business and enterprise as a force for good, with over 70,000 businesses contributing more than £24 billion to the UK economy. The biennial State of Social Enterprise Survey also reveals how the concept of doing business differently is
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Half of the UK workforce to work remotely by 2020
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Remote and flexible working is becoming more and more popular for businesses across the UK. OddsMonkey have created a report on how many people work remotely or flexibly in the UK. Flexi-time has increased by 12.35 per cent from 2012 – 2016 (ONS), and last year, the TUC found that the amount of people remote
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How digital technology can help SMEs fight fraud
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In the digital age, the immense scale of multi-layered global trade chains – and the many legitimate trading processes and structures these allow – provide a number of ways for trade-based money laundering (TBML) fraud to be carried out by criminals. With organised crimes costing the UK at least £24 billion a year, according to
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Workers put wellbeing over pay, new research finds
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Employee wellness has been a top agenda point for HR for some years but the results of the recent research by employee engagement specialists, Reward Gateway, shows that employees still aren’t getting what they need from their current wellbeing programmes. This is demonstrated by the disparity of opinion between employee and employer. More than half
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