Over half of businesses across the UK are unsure of what to expect in 2011. Mid-sized companies are the most bullish. Half declared themselves to be…
At a time when the number of people starting a business is at a record high the small business publisher Brightword Publishing has launched a Start…
The government plans to allow parents to share childcare and will allow new fathers to take up to 10 months of paid paternity leave, a huge…
There was a time when hiring a mother was a positive thing for employers. Mothers were seen as reliable, hardworking and trustworthy; after all they had…
The government has announced that it is to scrap the default retirement age of 65 this year, against the wishes of businesses, who wanted another year…
According to new research, SMEs still haven’t recognised the impact a disaster can have on their businesses. Despite warnings, it seems like many still think it…
Nearly two thirds of UK businesses have admitted they do not provide a good level of support for their employees to volunteer. Despite strong demand from…
Working hard is the only way you can really 'make it', so why do so many people think working long hours is a bad thing?
Orange have announced the launch of Pocket Landline – a new service for small and medium sized businesses which is set to offer the advantage of…
“We don’t need a contract, let’s do it on a handshake.” How often have you heard that said? What people really mean is “Contracts are expensive,…
For those forward-thinking SMEs already reaping the rewards from moving their sales and service to the cloud, the next stage is to build in real-time business…
David Cameron plans to kick-start small business sector growth by making it easier to sack staff in the first two years of their employment.
There is a worrying tendency that has developed over the years for a level of ‘being promoted to the level of your incompetence’ to become ever…
Three years after he joined Dragons’ Den the recruitment entrepreneur James Caan, has announced that, with regret ‘I’m out.’
The British Chambers of Commerce have released figures highlighting the costs for business in the current employment tribunal system and urging for a reform to the…