Lengthy bans for directors who fiddled Covid scheme
AN AVERAGE of 35 directors are being banned by the UK Insolvency Service each month for abusing the Covid Support Scheme.
That’s almost treble the...
Get your gig going — and find freedom…
TIPALTI, a firm which delivers end-to-end payables solutions, has looked at the median hourly rate, median monthly income and median annual income of the...
Women left behind in pay and pensions
GENDER pay-gaps are nothing new, but there is increasing awareness of the unfairness of the syndrome — at various levels.
Workplace pay scales are one...
Warehouse? There house! Sector thinks laterally
Commercial proptech is facing challenges and changing demands, writes PAULIUS KVEDARAS
THE RECESSION is raising interest rates, causing property yields and prices to shrink.
With...
Autonomous drone tech ‘could add billions to UK economy’
THE UK government is considering a landmark national strategy for drone technology that could spawn jobs and drive economic growth.
A White Paper, A National...
Organisational improvement? Just say ‘Yes’
By THEODORE KLEIN
THE EMPLOYMENT dream is changing. Professionals are resigning in droves, causing many unfilled positions and organisational stress. But executive leaders can adapt.
Pushed...
Trends in people management for 2023
By FINN BARTRAM
IT’S BECOMING a cliché, but people really are a business’s greatest asset.
Approaches to people management and the tools available to HR teams...
Addison Lee boss in Pole position
LIAM Griffin, CEO of London transport provider Addison Lee, is on his way to the South Pole.
Griffin has previously completed the Le Mans 24-hour...
Fertility treatment legislation — about to be born?
By RACHEL COLLINS
A WAVE of new Private Members Bills are working their way through Parliament to address gaps in employee support — including proposals...
How — and why — to build a digital ecosystem
By MARK WASS
THE VALUE of a digital ecosystem is that it simplifies connections between partners via a centralised point.
No single stakeholder needs to own...
Online shift has banks shutting shop
HIGH street bank branches are shutting as people turn to online services and money management.
Which? magazine reports that 5,355 bank and building society branches...
Quirky TikTok trends ‘can help to drive business’
WHAT happens when TikTok trends and British small businesses collide? That’s what Funding Circle, the UK’s largest small-business platform, wanted to know.
The firm paired...