Category: In Business

The organisers of the world’s largest trial of the four-day working week have launched a drive to persuade more companies to try the idea, after receiving global coverage.

A senior figure at the Japanese carmaker Honda has warned that the government risks creating a “chaotic fiasco” with delays to its policy for boosting electric car use this decade.

A firm that fixes smartphones is calling for an official device repair apprenticeship to be introduced.

Data source by the private pension provider, Penfold, has revealed that the average cost to put your child into a nursery full-time could hit £59.82 per day or £1,195.04 per month by April 2023.

New research from American Express shows that the UK’s small business leaders recognise the importance of frequent breaks and downtime to the success of their business and a healthy work-life balance – but day-to-day pressures mean many are struggling to carve out the time.

Employee theft has jumped by a fifth as the rising cost of living triggers a wave of workplace crime, new data suggests.

Over 160,000 small businesses in the UK with between one and nine employees, will not have employer’s liability insurance by the end of the year, according to new research.

Mexican beef could hit UK supermarket shelves as the farming minister confirmed that the high-carbon meat could be imported under a new trade deal.

Faye Johnson-Smith thought it was too good to be true when her boss said she could have every Wednesday off without a cut in her pay.

The era of flexible working appears to be coming to an end. As the job market cools and workers look for stability in the midst of a recession, employers are beginning to clawback benefits, most notably on flexible and hybrid working, with 58% of UK workers returning to their offices to work full time.