A major coalition of businesses committed to ending discrimination of pregnant women and new mothers at work has reached over one million employees today after Pets at Home became the 100th partner.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Theresa May defends National Insurance hike for self-employed ‘to make system fairer’
Theresa May has defended the controversial National Insurance hike for the self-employed insisting it will make the system “fairer” for all workers.
Spring Budget 2017 outlined
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the last Spring Budget at 12:30pm today at the House of Commons.
Over a quarter have never had a female manager
New polling data released today, shows that workplaces still have some way to go before they can call themselves truly inclusive and gender-equal, with almost a third of survey respondents feeling that women are rarely supported in their work environments.
Festival of Female Entrepreneurs launches on International Women’s Day
Small business support group Enterprise Nation has launched its flagship female-focused event on International Women’s Day today.
Why women must go global if we want to close the gender gap on International Women’s Day
Only one in six board members in the UK are female despite a desperate bid to close the gender gap – and now experts say enticing more women onto international assignments could be the long-term answer.
UK is world’s fourth richest nation
The United Kingdom is the fourth richest nation in the world in terms of the private wealth held by its population, a new report has found.
Time for a digital spring clean to ‘app’timise your working life
Forget about the annual household spring clean: online research launched today reveals that smartphones in Britain are gathering dust, with on average 25 apps being downloaded per person yet only 13 are ever used.
Salaries rise year-on-year as job market continues to strengthen
The nation witnessed a strong hike in pay last month, as average salaries rose by 1.9 per cent year-on-year, according to research which compared its job market data from February 2017 with February 2016.
75% of tech firms planning for growth in 2017
Three quarters of tech entrepreneurs and business leaders are forecasting growth in 2017 according to recent research.
Research suggests strong appetite for apprenticeships among jobseekers
New research shows apprenticeships offer an attractive route into the workplace for jobseekers, while 89 per cent of businesses are encouraged to take advantage of the growing popularity of earn-as-you-learn opportunities.
Rise in UK employers using wellbeing strategies to improve employee engagement
Employers in the UK are rolling out workplace wellbeing strategies at an unprecedented rate, according to a new research report.
Cost of workplace absence to UK economy revealed as £18bn per year
New research shows that workplace absence is costing the UK economy £18bn in lost productivity.
Work til you drop ‘is threat to recruitment and retention’
Rising numbers of employees working past traditional retirement ages is a potential threat to recruitment and retention, new research shows.
Over 55s braced to work until 70 to ‘stay mentally fit’
Almost half of over 55s believe they will work past retirement age, but three quarters of employees don’t think employers are doing enough to support older workers.
