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:...
TGIF, right? Hybrid- and home-working add flavour to Fridays
FRIDAYS may be everyone’s favourite weekday, but the last day of the working week sees 15 percent less business activity than Mondays to Thursdays.
As...
Fresh EU coronavirus recovery package has detractors up north
EU HEADS have agreed to set up a €540bn post-pandemic recovery fund, tied to the EU’s seven-year budget.
European Council president Charles Michel, who chaired...
Covid hits workplace relationships — and productivity takes a knock
COVID-19’S impact on employer-employee relationships is hampering productivity, a report claims.
MetLife UK found that 72 percent of employers and 62 percent of employees have...
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...
Fintech funding key to keeping SMEs strong after end of loans
ONE OF Europe’s largest business lenders says the fintech industry must be strengthened to support SMEs after the Bounce Back Loan scheme closes at...
UK firms on cliff edge as crisis continues, distress tracker reveals
MORE than a half-a-million UK businesses are facing a high risk of insolvency, and 250,000 may not survive another month without a change to...
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...
Internal auditors ‘strategic advisers’ on online fraud
DATA AND tech company Kroll has issued a report on the changing role of internal audit in fraud risk-management since the start of the...
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.
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