After much rumouring and speculation, the Bank of England has cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent as of this afternoon.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
More than 1 in 3 people have no one to talk to about work-related stress
Recent research reveals that a third of workers are stressed and feel they have no one to talk to about it.
11 million UK workers support a six-hour working day
Research reveals UK workforce think work-life balance is more important than salary.
Passwords protect your business, but who is protecting them?
Each day, millions of employees worldwide use passwords multiple times a day to access business resources such as email, banking, social accounts and domain management. But what are they doing to protect them?
Mental health absence is now costing businesses £942 per employee
Year-on-year mental health continues to be the second biggest reason for absence in the UK and trends found by FirstCare have revealed that during the past 4 years, the amount it is costing businesses has increased by 10 per cent.
IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector according to new research
Government services will be decimated if proposed reforms to IR35 in the public sector go ahead, with 80 per cent of contractors planning on abandoning the sector rather than accepting a contract inside IR35.
Lady Barbara Judge says Sir Philip Green should pay BHS pensioners
The latest person to speak out against Sir Philip Green in the BHS pensions row is former chairman of the Pensions Protection Fund Lady Barbara Judge.
Laundrapp raises £5 million to expand on-demand laundry service internationally
Laundrapp, the UK market leader in on-demand laundry and dry cleaning services, today announced it had closed a further £5 million fundraising round to fuel continued growth in the already hugely popular ‘Uber for Laundry’ style service.
Research shows SMEs are more likely to survive outside of London
A report carried out by eBay suggests how small firms situated outside of London tend to survive longer, reflecting more of a resilience to economic turbulence.
Manufacturing shrinks at fastest pace in three years
New data released shows manufacturing droping at the fastest pace in three years
Mindful Chef serves up a crowdfunding win with investments from sporting icons Andy Murray, Victoria Pendleton & Will Greenwood
‘Farm to Fork’ healthy eating brand Mindful Chef overfunds by 250% with £1 million raised on Seedrs and adds triple grand slam winner Andy Murray, Olympian gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and rugby champion Will Greenwood to its growing list of high profile investors.
Sitting behind your desk is as bad as smoking
Office workers must exercise for one hour a day to combat the deadly risk of modern working lifestyles, a major Lancet study has found.
Half of Brits in constant state of ‘Career Itch’ – that work life balance won’t fix
Only 51% of Brits feel settled in their job and are 10% more likely to be searching for a new one than European counterparts
80% of Brits admit to feeling “hangry” at least once a week
Research has shown that us Brits are very much a nation of ‘hangry’ beings, with 80% of us claiming to feel ‘hangry’ at least once a week.
Ex British Salvation Army boy Corden snapped up by Apple Music
Apple has emerged as the surprise buyer of the unscripted TV series based on the “Carpool Karaoke” segment of CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden.”
