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...
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...
ECB launches new aid package to soothe effects of pandemic
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE EUROPEAN Central Bank has launched a €750bn emergency package to buy government and company debt across the eurozone.
The temporary purchasing scheme...
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...
Job-swap hope for airline workers — but misery for EasyJet staff
By Hal Williams
IN A WEEK where EasyJet announced plans to cut up to 30 percent of its employees to save costs, home healthcare company...
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...
Free counselling for workers fearing anew for future of their jobs
PUSH, a UK wellbeing and performance company, will be offering free one-to-one mental health support sessions to those struggling with the challenges of coming...
Boutique offices are the new trend
By JOHN DROVER
THE JLL Future of Work survey found that 75 percent of commercial real estate leaders believe that flexible working patterns are critical...
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...
Oil price hits negative territory, Virgin ailing, firms need wage aid
CORONAVIRUS infections are dropping in many countries, but corporate and financial impacts are increasingly being felt.
Virgin Australia is going into administration, the US oil...
