Category: News

The bigger a business becomes, the more business professionals rely on staff to help drive everything forward.

Freelancers and contractors decided to go self-employed for the independence and control it brings, over the potential to earn more according to new research The largest proportion of freelancers and contractors, revealed that greater independence and control were the main motivator for striking out alone, compared to 31 per cent who started working for themselves […]

One in four professionals admitted that there are certain questions they’re afraid to ask their employer, with this figure rising to almost a third amongst millennials, new research has revealed.

We are unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace according to new research Research found that just 23 per cent of senior HR professionals believe that we are preparing the next generation of professionals for the rise of AI, despite the fact that two thirds forecast that it is very or […]

As computing students across the UK return to school, Akamai, the world’s largest and most trusted Cloud Delivery Platform, has good news for those considering a future in cloud technology. Research has found that the number of cloud engineering roles has increased by 18 per cent over the past year, while roles for senior cloud […]

41 per cent of millennials travel three to four hours per week and want WiFi wherever they go.

The real extent of Britain’s problem with data breaches has been revealed by a survey which suggests almost one in three IT workers are keeping them quiet. Data breaches have hit the news already in 2017 with high profile cases such as mobile phone company Three – where an employee’s password was stolen in March and the […]

Almost half of UK workers believe their employers are increasingly expected to provide for the health of staff in order to top up NHS services, research has found. Research found opinion is strongest among younger workers, with 58 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds believing businesses are being asked to shoulder more of the health […]

Research has revealed just how much labels really matter when it comes to consumer decisions and customer loyalty.

The UK has been revealed as the third most popular location in the world for international work, behind only USA and China, according to new research. The findings showed that despite concerns around Brexit, the UK was the third most common place to be sent on international business – with almost 1 in 10 international business […]

Research reveals that larger firms are responsible for the majority of late payments made to small and medium sized enterprises. Small business owners have reported that firms bigger than their own are responsible for more than half of the total late payments they would typically receive, suggesting that bigger firms are taking advantage of SMEs’ […]

Uncertainty around Brexit has failed to dampen the nation’s entrepreneurial spirit – with new research reporting an increase in small businesses since before the shock results of the poll last year.

Everyone has a varied approach when maintaining their own personal appearance and hygiene; this is none more so evident than in the workplace.

Despite widely publicised data breaches in 2016 and 2017,  and looming changes to the laws around data protection, most small businesses do not have strict IT security measures in place to protect themselves and their customers’ data.

Following the end of the August bank holiday weekend, new research found that Monday was the most popular shopping day of this past weekend for UK consumers.