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Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
The new formal? Casual clothing’s workplace revolution
As working from home has accelerated the ending of formal office dress codes will we be getting suited and booted to travel into city-centre offices again?
Digital skills for a digital world
It’s no secret that digital skills are becoming an increasingly important part of the skillset required to secure a job.
WFH: no office, no job, no training, no camaraderie, no collaboration and no future for businesses
The clamour to push remote working as some sort of post Covid future is sending business leaders into a tizzy.
Construction companies face insurance cover drying up post-Grenfell – with SMEs the hardest hit
Rising professional indemnity insurance premiums and restrictions on cover are preventing construction companies from taking on projects, and could delay work to improve the safety of buildings post-Grenfell, an industry survey has revealed.
Hospitality firms urgently need urgent clarity from Sunak over £2.5bn of unpaid rent
If it really is a case of “one more heave” on vaccinations before restrictions on the hospitality sector can be eased, what’s the best way to ensure the country’s pubs, restaurants and nightclubs survive to take a shot at recovery?
Employment Tribunal judge might as well have invited workers to ‘go sick and send bosses your beer tab’
The case of the workshy driver who won an employment tribunal despite being spotted at a bar after phoning in sick is a fine example of why the pendulum of power has swung too far towards employees.
Building value in your business post Covid: which financial indicators should you focus on?
For most businesses, navigating the perilous waters of Covid has been extremely stressful and taken up all their energy and focus over the past year.
Thinking about tax in a high tax environment
The G7 finance ministers, at a meeting in London last weekend, have agreed to support a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%.
Misplaced snobbery is robbing our youngsters of career options
It’s fantastic to see no less a person that the head of universities admissions service UCAS supporting my life-long appreciation of apprenticeships, and the fact they are undermined by “misplaced snobbery”.
What does Building Back Better really mean for SMEs?
As the country returns to some degree of normality, so the drive to create jobs and tackle the current high levels of unemployment steps up a gear.
In post-pandemic Britain most employees won’t get to choose where and when they work
In the past I’ve criticised bosses for jumping on the ‘work from home’ bandwagon in the hope of saving a few quid on running offices and other workplaces.
Delaying UK’s border controls made no sense in face of India’s plight
There were warning signs in late March that something terrible was unfolding in India. Case rates for Covid-19 were climbing.
Has Covid changed the shape of London forever?
After a rollercoaster year and a half, our economy is preparing to burst back to life.
Why innovation is the key to sustainable business
Running a business is no easy thing. For the past 18 years, I’ve been on that journey of entrepreneurship.
