Tech Nation winds-down after grant funding is cut

AFTER a decade as a government-backed organisation in the UK scale-up ecosystem, Tech Nation will cease operations and seeks to transfer its assets. The decision...

Seers seek signs for tech sector future

TEN EXPERTS from tech consultancy Opencast have a guess at what we might see in 2023. Co-founder Mike O’Brien kicks off: “More focus on resilience...

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...