The pound has suffered its worst week since the market mayhem of late August, as traders bet that the Bank of England would decline to follow the lead of the US and keep interest rates at a record low for most of next year.
Year: 2015
Workers demotivated by executives’ high pay – survey
Six in 10 employees told the CIPD that the high level of chief executive pay discouraged them in the workplace
Government’s ‘buddy’ scheme has now paired ministers with 83 global firms
UKTI’s strategic relations team has granted seven more companies privileged access to ministers since the general election in May
Getting to know you: Mark Thornhill
We talk to new Business Matters Columnist Mark Thornhill, director of Statii, a Derbyshire-based manufacturer of cost-effective software for the SME market. Mark also runs an engineering sourcing business called Synergetix Ltd.
Last minute tech gifts for Christmas
With the busiest shopping day upon I’m listing my top 5 tech gifts to get your hands on for gadget lover in your life.
Too Stressed to Enjoy Christmas?
As thousands of us prepare to spend time away from the office in the coming weeks, Workplace Wellness says more and more of us will end up turning on our laptops, checking smartphones for emails, and even accepting calls from demanding bosses.
Christmas cancelled for nearly half of SMEs
Despite being a national holiday, nearly one in five SME decision makers have had to go into work on Christmas Day, and nearly a third have sacrificed the festivities to check and send work emails.
10 ways to tell your customer experience & engagement strategy is behind the times
2016 is fast approaching and this time of year presents us with a chance to reflect. How did your marketing and customer engagement efforts pan out this year? Are you keeping up with the changing customer landscape, or are you stuck in the past, doing things the way you always have?
Getting to know you: Doug Stewart
We talk to Doug Stewart about his inspirations in business, and find out if there is anything he would have done differently given the chance.
Storm Desmond cost £520m – as insurers shell out £2.6m in emergency payments
Almost two weeks after the event, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has finally put a price tag on the havoc wreaked by Storm Desmond: the flooding is likely to cost insurers £520m, it said today.
Migrant workers are driving down pay in low-skilled jobs
Mass migration has driven down the wages of workers in low-skilled jobs in the service industries, according to research by the Bank of England.
UK’s ‘gin renaissance’ continues with sales set to top £1bn for first time
Younger consumers developing taste for gin despite its reputation as a drink for over-40s suburban couples, survey finds
Panic Saturday: last-minute shoppers set to spend £6bn
The weekend will see shoppers spend £2.2m a minute
Top tips for a better connected office in 2016
Can you remember a time before wireless network connectivity? When meetings were done face-to-face in imposing boardrooms, ballpoints were akin to iPads, and you had to physically connect your computer to the keyboard, mouse and printer using that time-forgotten component — the cable.
7 ways to recharge on the move
Let’s face it, as much as we might like to plan our work and space it out, there are some weeks where everyone seems to want a piece of you, all the deadlines converge, and you find yourself charging from one appointment to another, replying to emails and picking up voicemails in between, hitting the road in the early hours of the morning and hitting the sack late at night, possibly in a different location each night.
