Bringing the cafe culture to those working from home
ONE of the UK’s fastest-growing coffee shop chains has outlined plans to add a significant number of stores, driven by the…
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How the young are thriving at work
More than a third of office employees feel their work ethic has improved over the past 12 months, according to a…
Profits disappear down holes in the road
Small businesses are counting the cost of pothole damage to their vehicles, leaving them, not only out of pocket, but at…
Benefits? What benefits? Staff left to find out
Nearly one in five companies leave benefits take-up to employees to initiate themselves instead of actively encouraging staff to use them….
Number of women in executive roles on FTSE-250 boards falling
The number of women holding executive directorships on FTSE-250 boards has fallen in the past two years, a drop of 11…
Why Black Friday is a gift to small businesses
It’s official: we are shopping small, with consumers willing to pay more to prioritise purchases from small businesses over larger competitors this Christmas. New research…
FSB on the ‘huge job’ ahead to get Britain working
The Federation of Small Businesses has cautiously welcomed the Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper, issued today. Policy Chair Tina McKenzie,…
The challenge of bereavement notifications in Consumer Duty and the impact on CFOs
By Luke Cheadle Organisations within the banking and financial services sector are constantly juggling the need to deliver exceptional levels of…
How finance is fully embracing the use of AI
Finance roles have emerged as the most common users of A1 with 63 per cent of them adopting it in some…
Fleet tracking software: the key to cross departmental ROI
Finance leaders are increasingly expected to do more with less and investment in various technologies is being leveraged more and more…