Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the ..
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Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth held a meeting with Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday, a day after the Scottish l..
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New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated director Ed Perkins trawled through hundreds of hours of footage of Princess..
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COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – With two days to go until opening to the public, workers rush to put the finishing to..
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U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Battles over abortion shifted to state courts on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ..
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ONLINE BATHROOM SPECIALIST TARGETS UK MARKET GROWTH WITH €1m INVESTMENT ROUND
Top-rated Amazon retailer aims for eight-fold revenue increase by 2023 across €5bn marketplace Crocket, Europe’s first digital ..
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Rising cost of living biggest concern for small businesses but tech adoption and mentoring offers lifeline
∙ To mark the UN’s Micro-, Small- and Medium- Sized Enterprises Day, Mastercard survey of UK small businesses reveals i..
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Best bite: Kaspersky reveals phishing emails that employees find most confusing
June 27, 2022 Phishing simulator data from Kaspersky Security Awareness Platform shows that workers tend not to notice pitfalls..
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FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK: A NEW WAY TO MAKE A LIVING?
THE world’s biggest trial of the four-day work week is now underway, with more than 3,300 workers across 80 UK companies participati..
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EHL partners Emirates to take new hospitality strategy to new heights
EHL Advisory Services, the training and consultancy branch of EHL Group (the global reference in hospitality education, busines..
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Poor Tech Experiences Drive Over 30% of Employees to Consider Quitting, Lakeside Software Digital Workplace Productivity Report Confirms
Average worker is operating at 60% capacity because of limited workplace technology BOSTON, June 27, 2022 — Lakeside Software, ..
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Banks delayed handling of losses worsen financial crises
VieDelayed handling of losses can destabilize financial systems, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics an..
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Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®
Ento Capital Management Ltd (Ento Capital) a trusted adviser in asset management, investment banking and private equity has won the 2..
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Riverside Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer
Dörte Höppner Will Oversee Global ESG Initiatives The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller..
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Workers resist shift to hot desks by placing personal items on workspaces, says new research
Workers place personal items, like photographs, on their desks in order to resist a change to a flexiwork style of worki..
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Trade association warns consultation needed before agency worker regulation changes
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and APSCo OutSource have written to Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State f..
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Employees become chameleons to fit in with strong workplace cultures
People struggle to express themselves authentically at work because they feel a need to conform to the tenets of the workplace culture..
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Brim Financial Announces Partnership With Air France-KLM to Launch a Credit Card Program for Their Canadian Flying Blue Members
Air France-KLM loyalty program Flying Blue partners with Brim to launch their credit card offering and digital experience – to ..
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Glia Acquires Finn AI to Deliver Turnkey Banking Virtual Assistants for Enhanced Digital Customer Service
Finn AI’s state-of-the-art Conversational AI solution and deep financial services expertise complement Glia’s industry-leading ..
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Lokyata Announces Systems Integration with Infinity Software, Bringing Enhanced Loan Decisioning Capabilities to Lending Institutions
Washington, DC – June 23, 2022 – Lokyata, a company focused on delivering products that digitize, automate, and scale lenders’..
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Banking deregulation creates shareholder value, new study reveals
Reduced regulation around banking activities creates shareholder value and positive stock returns, new research from Nyenrode Business..
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Financial Inclusion Report highlights the UK’s financial exclusion crisis with 1 in 5 Brits feeling locked out of the system
Today, London-based ethical lender Plend released its first Financial Inclusion Report, created in collaboration with Nationwide Build..
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Interact wins GOLD & SILVER UK National Contact Centre Awards 2022
Interact Contact Centres is delighted to announce that it has won two prestigious UK National Contact Centre Awards 2022. Havin..
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Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted
The Open University has surveyed 4,300 young adults from across all 4 Nations of the UK to find out what societal challenges co..
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Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode
By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Richa Naidu DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Global retailers and consumer goods makers remain i..
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UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7
LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest..
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The world’s most Instagrammable destinations, revealed and ranked
The world’s most Instagrammable destinations, revealed and ranked
Leading UK travel insurer, loveit coverit, have collected and collated real Instagram data to determine the most snap-able locations on Earth, helping..
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Productsup acquires World of Content to power frictionless commerce experiences
Productsup acquires World of Content to power frictionless commerce experiences The combined capabilities provide businesses with ful..
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Erasmus University Rotterdam launches new energy transition education programmes for future leaders
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) aims to educate the future leaders of the energy transition with a new range of holistic and..
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Intelligent-recycling entrepreneurs and Imperial College London graduates Victor Dewulf (25) & Peter Hedley (27) win Young Inventors prize 2022
European Patent Office honours Belgian-British duo for their efficient AI-based waste-sorting system • With a computer vision..
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Menlo Security launches free Security Assessment Toolkit to help companies identify Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) fuelling ransomware and data and credential theft
Menlo Security launches free Security Assessment Toolkit to help companies identify Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) fuelling ransomware and data and credential theft
Infosec Europe 2022, ExCeL, London; 21 June, 2022 – Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, today announced that it has released the HEAT Security..
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A woman who landed a £75k job at Maxwell’s empire – only to discover it did not exist – releases a book about her corporate journey.
A WOMAN who broke the glass ceiling in 1987 after she landed a £75,000 a year position at Robert Maxwell’s rising satellite TV and com..
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Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits
MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is readying a new tax on electricity utilities’ profits, which have been boosted by ene..
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From Employee Morale to Storage: The Benefits of Mobile Welfare Units
In the construction industry, staff work tirelessly to meet strict deadlines.This can often lead to long hours and early mornings. In..
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Imperial College Business School & Corndel launch mission to narrow UK data skills gap with new Apprenticeship Levy-funded programmes
Two of the UK’s leading education and professional development institutions, Imperial College Business School and Corndel, have expand..
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EMBARGOED UNTIL 17.06.22 – Legal & General Invest an Additional £8m in Kensa Group
EMBARGOED UNTIL 17.06.22 – Legal & General Invest an Additional £8m in Kensa Group
EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY 17th JUNE 2022: The Kensa Group, UK manufacturer and installer of ground source heat pumps, today announced Legal & General..
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Recreating ‘Water Cooler Moments’ with CRM
By: John Cheney, CEO, Workbooks SMEs have had to clear many hurdles over the past two years, culminating in a very different c..
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