Legs eleven: interest rate rises keep on striding
The 11th consecutive hike could affect business confidence, experts are telling BV...
THE BANK of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a...
Spring Budget sets BV phones and email buzzing
Pundits and experts were quick off the mark to comment on Jeremy Hunt’s first offering...
By HAL WILLIAMS
BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has prompted...
Northern Ireland on a roll since 1998 agreement
SINCE the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, Northern Ireland’s GDP has more than doubled.
An economic analysis by trade and investment advisory firm...
Employers need to brush up on interviews, too
FINDING the perfect candidate for a job can be challenging, and just as crucial as hiring the right person is ensuring that they know...
Millions of middle-agers out of work
LONGEVITY thinktank Phoenix Insights has found that 27 percent of the UK’s 50- to 64-year-olds — 3,547,000 people — are economically inactive.
The report found...
Menopause for thought, or vice-versa…
By MARY BEIGHTON
MENOPAUSE is a natural part of every woman’s life, but it can be hard to manage the symptoms at work.
A lack of...
WH Smith staff fall victim to cyberattack
GLOBAL retailer WH Smith is the latest company to be hit by a major cyberattack, with staff data breached.
Hackers accessed the names,...
Ready, aim, hire! It’s a digital call-up
RETIRED Australian Army Captain Tom Larter is calling for UK businesses to literally join forces — and commit to filling a proportion of digital...
Plastic fantastic? Not for food and bills…
UK CREDIT card borrowing soared to £1.2bn last November — the highest level since 2004 — and research from Forbes Advisor shows 29 percent...
Light-fingered employees’ cost-of-living hack
More workers are committing fraud and just plain stealing from their employers to make ends meet
EMPLOYEE theft has jumped by 19 percent as the...
