SMEs and the wolf at the door
By LUCY TROTT and KATIE PHILIPSON
THROUGHOUT the pandemic, a steady stream of government support was made available to prop-up businesses.
As we move towards a...
Holdun Family Office finds serenity and growth amid pandemic chaos —...
Holdun’s uncorrelated Alternative Investment Funds provide shelter from the oscillations of the volatile equity market. MICHAEL O’CONNOR reports.
THE FIRST half of 2020 has been...
Second helping of aid for the UK’s self-employed
SELF-EMPLOYED people whose income has been hit by coronavirus can apply for a second support grant from the UK government.
The first was launched in...
Student initiative aims to enhance training opportunities during crisis
A UK COMMUNITY initiative connecting furloughed workers with volunteer opportunities has launched a parallel initiative for students and graduates.
Studenteer is a sister project of...
Bid to ease virus impacts on cash flow ‘flawed’ — CEO
THE UK government’s proposed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CIBLS) is coming in for some criticism.
HM Treasury and the Bank of England last week...
A menace by any other name: the ‘equaliser’ that just isn’t
By William Roman
COVID-19 and coronavirus are the most common names for it, but some sociologists and economists are tentatively hailing the virus as the...
SDG10: Finding equality in an unequal world is never easy
The UN’s sustainable development goal SDG10 — to reduce inequality within and among countries — is a particular challenge, as BV’s JASON AGNEW reports
SDG10:...
New Normal, old thrills: do hybrid events cut it?
By JOE SHEPPARD
SLOWLY but surely, the world is spinning back into a familiar rhythm.
The gradual return to the office is gathering pace. Theatres and...
Home or office? Future is hybrid, say HR heads
MOST HR professionals — 65 percent of them — believe workers will divide their time between office and home after pandemic restrictions have been...
PPE glove manufacturer to shut half its plants as Covid hits
By Hal Williams
IN A BLEAK Covid irony, the world's largest manufacturer of personal protection latex gloves will shut 28 of its factories — because...
