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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

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..

Interact wins GOLD & SILVER UK National Contact Centre Awards 2022

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..

Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted   

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..

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

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..

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

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..

Technology

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..

Productsup acquires World of Content to power frictionless commerce experiences

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..

Erasmus University Rotterdam launches new energy transition education programmes for future leaders

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..

Intelligent-recycling entrepreneurs and Imperial College London graduates Victor Dewulf (25) & Peter Hedley (27) win Young Inventors prize 2022

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..

Technology

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..

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 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..

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

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..

From Employee Morale to Storage: The Benefits of Mobile Welfare Units

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..

Imperial College Business School & Corndel launch mission to narrow UK data skills gap with new Apprenticeship Levy-funded programmes

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..

Business

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..

Recreating ‘Water Cooler Moments’ with CRM

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..

New Squirro Webinar Addresses ‘Mastering Virtual Selling for B2B’

New Squirro Webinar Addresses ‘Mastering Virtual Selling for B2B’

Esteemed panel of digital thought leaders and global B2B sales pioneers offer best practices and real-life success stories • Attende..

Fuel duty: how the UK is falling behind Europe to ease the cost of living crisis

Fuel duty: how the UK is falling behind Europe to ease the cost of living crisis

As interest rates rise for the fifth time in a row, to 1.25%, there are concerns that this will lead to even more financial worry for ..

Women imitate masculine traits to be taken seriously as gamers

Women imitate masculine traits to be taken seriously as gamers

Women working in the gaming industry feel required to imitate stereotypically masculine personality traits if they want to gain recogn..

Firm urges employers to consider a global hiring approach as talent shortages worsen, but warns of complexities

Firm urges employers to consider a global hiring approach as talent shortages worsen, but warns of complexities

With a record 1.3 million job vacancies across the UK as talent shortages remain rife, businesses are urged to consider expanding thei..

Latest data: Interim vacancies have reached their peak

Latest data: Interim vacancies have reached their peak

  Data indicates that professional interim vacancies in England and Wales have stagnated, with Q1 2022 experiencing a 0.2% quarte..

Solace Announces Winners of 2022 Partner Awards

Solace Announces Winners of 2022 Partner Awards

Annual awards celebrate partners with demonstrated excellence in helping customers optimize their business with event-driven architect..

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Compressing Britain’s two company listing segments to attract more tech firms could put an..

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deals on food security, fishing and va..

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has just delivered its biggest interest rate rise in over a quarter of a century and even..

EXTREME HEAT WARNING: WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY ON EMPLOYEE RIGHTS DURING HOT WEATHER?

EXTREME HEAT WARNING: WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY ON EMPLOYEE RIGHTS DURING HOT WEATHER?

  THE Met Office has issued a level two heat-health alert for large parts of southern and central England – with temperatures exp..

Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022

Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022

  Trinity Business School ranked among top providers in FT Masters in Finance Ranking 2022 Trinity Business School’s Masters in ..

New way to collect web data to ensure valid academic research

New way to collect web data to ensure valid academic research

In developing a new framework, researchers from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University Rotterdam, have unearthed new ..

Lightware Visual Engineering opens new headquarters for  the APAC region

Lightware Visual Engineering opens new headquarters for  the APAC region

  New office located in the Newington Technology Park- Sydney, hub of major technology companies Sydney, Australia, 15 June 2022 ..

Recruitment in South of England continues on upwards trajectory

Recruitment in South of England continues on upwards trajectory

Hiring levels across the South of England continue to grow with Q2 recruitment levels set to rise by 15.7% year-on-year despite vacanc..

ONS labour response: Why Government intervention is needed now

ONS labour response: Why Government intervention is needed now

Responding to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which shows that vacancies reached new highs of 1,300,000 ..

Lisa captivates clients and scoops award thanks to her Eastern magic aromas

Lisa captivates clients and scoops award thanks to her Eastern magic aromas

A businesswoman who fell in love with the aromas of Dubai on holiday is captivating clients closer to home – with her nose for a new v..

Improved internal hiring strategies will be key to navigating UK’s difficult labour market

Improved internal hiring strategies will be key to navigating UK’s difficult labour market

  With the latest ONS labour market data revealing that the UK once again reported record breaking vacancies numbers in the three..

As Crypto markets plummet to a third of their value, our survey shows that 60% of UK investors used borrowed funds to buy their coins

As Crypto markets plummet to a third of their value, our survey shows that 60% of UK investors used borrowed funds to buy their coins

A study by KIS Finance, has revealed that 2 out of 3 cryptocurrency investors borrowed money to make their purchase, rather than using..

Air conditioning and climate change: The elephant in the room?

Air conditioning and climate change: The elephant in the room?

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that around two thirds of the world’s households could have an air conditioning ..

WCKD RZR and Collibra seal key data technology partnership

WCKD RZR and Collibra seal key data technology partnership

  London, England – WCKD RZR, the pioneering Data Enablement software startup, has forged a key technology partnership with..

Employer’s guide to Diversity and Inclusion principles 

Employer’s guide to Diversity and Inclusion principles 

  By Alex Hattingh, Chief People Officer at Employment Hero Together employers and employees need to understand, and remove, the ..