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NEOMA Business School’s ‘Master in Management’ programme enhanced by new international network

NEOMA Business School’s ‘Master in Management’ programme enhanced by new international network

  The start of the 2022-2023 academic year will see the continued development of NEOMA Business School’s Master in Management (Mi..

Bring your own device: are external devices in your office ever a good idea?

Bring your own device: are external devices in your office ever a good idea?

Is your BYOD policy compromising your cyber security without you even knowing it? Here’s how to stay cyber secure while using external..

TrueLayer and Thunes announce partnership to offer open banking payments across the UK and Europe

TrueLayer and Thunes announce partnership to offer open banking payments across the UK and Europe

By Christophe Bourbier, Managing Director at Thunes 1 June, 2022, Dublin (Ireland). TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banki..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

FAMILY LAW EXPERT’S DIVORCE MYTHBUSTER AS ENQUIRIES SOAR

FAMILY LAW EXPERT’S DIVORCE MYTHBUSTER AS ENQUIRIES SOAR

  In the first week following the introduction of the ‘no-fault’ divorce law, 3,000 applications were received, according to data..

Parents set to spend over £750 on prom as half admit they will resort to credit cards to pay for their teenager’s big night

Parents set to spend over £750 on prom as half admit they will resort to credit cards to pay for their teenager’s big night

Research revealed today has found that the cost of living and pressure of social media is turning prom budgets into a nightmare for pa..

Job application tracking platform reveals new integrations to help job seekers

Job application tracking platform reveals new integrations to help job seekers

  Following continued growth since its launch, job application tracking platform, RoleCatcher has unveiled two new integrations i..

Finance

Deciphering the complex relationship between cross border payments & regulation

Deciphering the complex relationship between cross border payments & regulation

  Anastasia Demetriou, Legal Counsel at IFX Payments Cross border payments may be an enigma to many, but simply put, they concern financial trans..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

ROYTHORNES ‘FAMILY’ GROWS WITH HOST OF APPOINTMENTS AND NEW DIVORCE-SPECIALIST PARTNER

ROYTHORNES ‘FAMILY’ GROWS WITH HOST OF APPOINTMENTS AND NEW DIVORCE-SPECIALIST PARTNER

  SPECIALIST family solicitor Caroline Elliott has joined Roythornes Solicitors as a partner in its Alconbury office, boosting th..

WAX Insurance Services Launches Collectibles Insurance

WAX Insurance Services Launches Collectibles Insurance

  This product launch follows the company’s successful $10M seed round which included investments by Slow Ventures and AV8 Ventur..

Check Point Software Partners with Dundee & Angus College to Train the Next Generation of Cyber Security Specialists

Check Point Software Partners with Dundee & Angus College to Train the Next Generation of Cyber Security Specialists

  ‘The Cyber Lab by Check Point SecureAcademy’ and training at Dundee & Angus College will provide students with the necessar..

More than a third of UK office workers have no dedicated workspace at home

More than a third of UK office workers have no dedicated workspace at home

Over a third of UK office workers have no dedicated workspace at home, and only 6 percent have been trained for hybrid meetings, revea..

Firm unveils new vision as brand continues to go from strength-to-strength

Firm unveils new vision as brand continues to go from strength-to-strength

Leading Neutral Vendor Managed Services Provider (MSP), Comensura, has unveiled a new brand vision and company purpose as it continues..

Cynical employees in the face of change must be managed by effective communication

Cynical employees in the face of change must be managed by effective communication

  Providing clear, timely explanations help minimise the damage to employee morale in the wake of adverse changes, new research f..

Decision Intelligence Leader Quantexa Accelerates Growth by Achieving a 144% Net Retention Rate in FY2022

Decision Intelligence Leader Quantexa Accelerates Growth by Achieving a 144% Net Retention Rate in FY2022

Quantexa continues its leadership of growing Decision Intelligence category by quickening expansion in North America and APAC and furt..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?

  In recent months, hundreds of businesses have formally implemented a hybrid-working approach, allowing employees to work both f..

Value Partners appoints Samuel SUN as Chief Risk Officer

Value Partners appoints Samuel SUN as Chief Risk Officer

  (Hong Kong, 30 May 2022) – Value Partners Group Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “Value Partners” or “the Group”, Hong ..

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Risk Excluding Staff if Not Managed Correctly, New Research Shows

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Risk Excluding Staff if Not Managed Correctly, New Research Shows

  New research reveals that the diversity and inclusion efforts employed by organisations can have the adverse effect of alienati..

Laiye Partners with Accenture to Power Intelligent Automation and Innovation at Scale

Laiye Partners with Accenture to Power Intelligent Automation and Innovation at Scale

  United States, 26 May 2022 — Laiye, a leading Intelligent Automation (IA) provider, today announced a partnership with Accentur..

Wing Mirror Man helps young people to get work experience

Wing Mirror Man helps young people to get work experience

Wing Mirror Man, the UK’s leading supplier of wing mirrors to the public and trade, is helping young people get valuable work ex..

Xydus Hits 600% Hyper Growth Helping Manage Virtual Workforces and Strengthening Consumer Digital Engagement

Xydus Hits 600% Hyper Growth Helping Manage Virtual Workforces and Strengthening Consumer Digital Engagement

  Rebranded Paycasso ‘fixes identity’ attracting enterprise customers and 6x sales growth 26 MAY 2022, LONDON UK – Xydus, ..

Feeling meaningfulness promotes life satisfaction better than pleasure

Feeling meaningfulness promotes life satisfaction better than pleasure

Providing meaning and spiritual fulfilment is more effective at increasing life satisfaction than giving pleasure, regardless of the c..

ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION: AVOIDING CLAIMS WHEN ADVERTISING JOBS

ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION: AVOIDING CLAIMS WHEN ADVERTISING JOBS

AS ‘The Great Resignation’ continues to cause high levels of mobility in the job market, employers should take care to avoid potential..

COULD PAID MENSTRUAL LEAVE BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS?

COULD PAID MENSTRUAL LEAVE BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS?

  AFTER the Spanish government approved a bill that grants paid menstrual leave earlier this month, UK charities have called on t..

UK law firms admit gaps in training and preparation against cyberattacks, Menlo Security research reveals

UK law firms admit gaps in training and preparation against cyberattacks, Menlo Security research reveals

New research among 150 legal professionals in the UK published today suggests that the risk of cyberattacks is a growing concern for m..

Cultural shifts and word-of-mouth changes UK funeral landscape

Cultural shifts and word-of-mouth changes UK funeral landscape

  The funeral industry in the UK had changed little in decades, yet in just the last six years direct cremation has fundamentally..

Firms turning to flexible workforce as skills worsen: but labour market not fit for purpose

Firms turning to flexible workforce as skills worsen: but labour market not fit for purpose

Following reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that the unemployment level had dropped below vacancy numbers for the ..