Samsung sees jump in Q2 profits thanks to remote working trend
SAMSUNG Electronics earnings have been boosted by the work-from-home boom.
The world’s largest smartphone manufacturer announced Q2 operating profits up 23 percent compared with last...
Employers welcome UK government decision to extend furlough scheme
By Hal Williams
A DECISION to extend the British government’s furlough programme has been met with relief by UK employers.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi...
Mixed but generally positive responses to Sunak’s revised support package
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE UK government’s new package of measures to support businesses through to March 2021 has met with differing responses from the business...
Engineering firm funds research into lasting flexible work systems
BUILDING and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has funded a study using first-person accounts to provide employers with “more than stats” on the subject of...
Ukraine invasion could drive a recession and is crippling retail
Deloitte economist looks beyond the immediate tragedy of war to predict tough times ahead
THE WAR in Ukraine has dramatically dialled up the risk of...
Is your business metaverse-ready..?
By PETER GOULD
The long awaited New Normal brings with it challenges and changes that are having immediate and profound effects on business.
Many industries were...
Relief for small firms as rent moratorium runs until 2022
THE FEDERATION of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed the extension to a moratorium on commercial tenant evictions in England until March 25 next year.
FSB...
SMEs ‘turn to crowdfunding to fuel growth out of the pandemic’
SMEs ARE more likely to choose non-traditional ways of accessing capital, including crowdfunding (32 percent) or offering investment opportunities to employees (30 percent), than...
Streaming services basking in unprecedented demand from a currently ‘captive’ audience
IT'S AN ILL wind that blows no good, and Disney Plus is on the sweet end of a compensatory breeze from the pandemic.
The video...
Coronavirus co-operation across sectors comes up with promising equipment
THE MERCEDES F1 team is an unlikely player in the medical field, but it has had a major role in the development of a...
