New Year, new impetus among the small business sector
Eight in ten small business owners are planning to strengthen their companies this year. New research shows that over a third…
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Reimagining value – Pizza Hut CFO on negotiating 2024
Guest comment by Kate Vacovec The past few years have certainly presented an influx of headwinds for our industry to navigate….
Retirement on hold and sick days, life as an older employee
One in five employees and almost a third of those aged 55 and over have deferred their retirement date since the…
Claim expenses? Why so many can’t be bothered
Half of all staff around the world entitled to business expenses are reportedly not claiming them. The amount unclaimed amounts to…
Pressures ease as debt goes into decline
The UK’s level of personal debt decreased by 30 per cent in 2023 after plummeting by more than £10,000 per person,…
How businesses can adapt to consumers’ changing digital needs
Guest Comment by Duncan Roberts When search engines first became mainstream, they quickly established themselves as the primary gateway to the…
AI-generated CVs ‘lie their way to the shortlist’
A study has found that a chatbot lied on average 14 times on CVs to help candidates improve their chances of…
Making the case for collaboration in RegTech
Guest Comment by Dr Henry Balani The financial crime landscape is developing at pace and this trajectory is unlikely to change…
Succession ‘crisis looms’ as retirements forced to stall
UK businesses are facing what has been described as a succession crisis as newly disclosed figures show that 674,000 company directors…
Bank warned of jobs crisis as hiring rates fall
Recruiters have warned the Bank of England of a dip in permanent hiring as organisations grapple with ongoing economic turbulence, according…