Gender balance in the UK tech sector will not be reached for another 12.5 years, according to industry professionals.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Why are UK restaurant chains going out of business?
Just a few short years ago, it seemed like something of a boom time for the UK’s burgeoning casual dining sector.
UK should maintain closest possible ties with EU, says think tank
Britain would face a sharp economic hit in a no-deal Brexit scenario and should look to maintain the “closest possible” relationship with the EU to avoid a downturn, a major international organisation has warned.
FTSE diversity targets don’t work because they ignore the real issue
Setting diversity targets for FTSE groups hasn’t worked because they don’t address the actual barrier to equality: the bias in hiring processes.
No Brexit deal is the best the UK economy can hope for
Gbenga Ibikunle, Senior Lecturer in Financial Markets at the University of Edinburgh Business School, believes a Brexit reversal holds the best outcome for the UK economy:
What businesses really need to know about their digital assets
Rarely a week goes by, where I don’t encounter a situation with a small business wishing to upgrade their website with a different developer to the one that carried out the initial work.
Why CEO’s under 30 are better at business
Any entrepreneur will tell you that launching and running your own business is hard, particularly if you’re doing it alone but, in my opinion, being a successful entrepreneur over the age of 30, is harder.
Banking sector still ‘tough’ for challengers after 2008 crisis – Starling boss
The chief executives of both Metro Bank and Starling weigh in on banking competition 10 years after the crash.
Napoleon called us a nation of shopkeepers, but Chancellor Philip Hammond isn’t going far enough to defend this
The announcement of a cut in business rates bills for small high street retailers in this year’s Budget is a welcome move, but won’t address wider issues affecting national chains and department stores, according to a retailing expert from Kingston University.
Will new manslaughter guidelines show red card to directors?
As new sentencing guidelines for gross negligence manslaughter come into effect, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) calls for penalties that “reflect the gravity” of offences and more use of measures like director disqualification and retraining.
Recent criticism of CVAs raises the question “are they fit for purpose?”
In 2018, we have seen a number of high-profile retail restructurings and common to many is the use of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
How much will big tech pay under the new UK Digital Services Tax?
With current corporation tax laws taxing businesses on the basis of a physical rather than a digital presence, tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Apple continue to generate enormous profits in Europe, while paying very low tax.
Appointing an agency: how to write the perfect brief
Rob Skinner, founder and managing director at Skout Public Relations, draws upon his 20+ years of experience in PR to offer his take on writing the perfect brief when appointing a PR agency.
How long will it be until we see a truly equal workplace?
A big majority of people agree that equality is important. Indeed, polling for Ipsos found 70 per cent of British women – and 58 per of men – agreed that achieving parity between the sexes is important to them personally.
How will the US-China trade war affect the UK?
As the rhetoric between the United States of America and China becomes ever more hostile, the ongoing trade war between the two global superpowers is intensifying.
