Workplace bullying is most definitely on the increase, not least of all because of the ample opportunities for cyber bullying in our high tech workplaces.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Managers, how comfortable are you with discussing your employees’ mental health?
Emma Bullen from MHR provides practical advice on how managers can initiate conversations about mental health with employees and create a positive culture around mental well being in the workplace.
RBS boss: Bank’s tarnished reputation could take another 10 years to recover
Royal Bank of Scotland’s tarnished reputation could take another 10 years to recover from its role in the financial crisis and a string of scandals, the lender’s chief executive has warned.
The point of having a strategy
What is the point of having a strategy? While this question sounds rhetorical, Michael Shattuck, Strategic Operations Consultant at Widen believes it’s the central dilemma of 21st-century business.
Labour Party plans on employee share ownership are misguided
Knee-jerk dismissal of Labour Party’s Inclusive Ownership Fund idea misses the point, says former Government adviser on employee ownership
Are you already preparing for failure?
So many would-be entrepreneurs start their venture preparing for failure, are you one of them? Know the signs
Being Gay at Work: Pride & Progress
In July 2017, the Government launched a national survey of LGBT people. The survey received more than 108,000 responses, making it the largest national survey of its kind anywhere in the world.
Is 9-5 no longer the norm
Recently, it has been publicised that PwC has launched a new scheme allowing new recruits to propose the hours of the week they wish to work
Centralised HQs will soon be a thing of the past – & that’s good for business
There’s no denying that remote working has changed the face of day-to-day business, we seek to label these, such as the gig economy certainly do drive this change.
The removal of Entrepreneurs’ relief could see fewer businesses set up in the UK
The scrapping of Entrepreneurs’ relief could discourage entrepreneurs’ from setting up businesses in the UK, say leading accounting, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.
VAT too valuable to simply disappear under no-deal Brexit
The Government made it clear that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit is in best interests of no-one – and in their words, ‘remains unlikely’
What impact might technology have on the business of comedy?
People have always enjoyed a good laugh. From the one about the two woolly mammoths, through Shakespeare plays and Vaudeville shows, to the arena-filling comedians of today, comedy has a special place in our culture.
Are outsourced professionals becoming the business ‘norm’?
A growing number of business leaders are turning their back on job creation in favour of the more flexible option of outsourced professionals
Celebrity influence on brands
Celebrity-backed brands and endorsements are everywhere. But outside these formal, contract-bound relationships, in the jungle of everyday social media—where Kylie Jenner can hack $1.3 billion off Snapchat’s market value with a single tweet—who represents the biggest threat to brands?
Let’s not leave rural business behind in the race towards the digital economy
This summer has seen an unprecedented level of attention given to the future of the UK’s ailing broadband infrastructure.
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