Since the recession more people have reported feeling stressed at work, and that can lead to mental health problems. How do you support the workforce by breaking the taboo around mental illness?
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Category Archives: Services
Singapore to shut down 2G network
Singapore prepares to shut down its 2G mobile phone network leaving thousands looking for a new service.
Source: BBC
Wall Street sets fresh record highs
US markets hit fresh record highs again on Thursday.
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Lion poised to swallow bar chain Loungers
The private equity firm whose investments include Wagamama and Jimmy Choo is in talks to buy Loungers, the bar and restaurant chain, for about £140m.
Source: Sky Business News
National Grid sale covers key chunk of infrastructure
During the Conservative leadership contest and her early days as Prime Minister, Theresa May made clear she was anxious about the growing trend for foreign companies and investors to buy British businesses.
Source: Sky Business News
Lower growth ambitions for retail SMEs who fail to adapt to tech
Nearly half of retail SMEs (48 per cent) are expecting a boost in in growth ambitions in the next year, but difficulty in adapting to new technologies is damaging their growth potential. According to a new report published today by Close Brothers Retail Finance, retail SMEs who trade online report higher growth ambitions with 52 per cent of
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Southern loses court bid to halt rail strikes
The owners of Southern Railway have lost a High Court bid to stop a series of strikes by train drivers.
Source: Sky Business News
Smarter offices can deliver a £70 billion economic boost
Smarter use of Britain’s office space could improve productivity by 1 to 3.5 per cent and deliver a economic boost of up to £70 billion to the economy, a study by workplace, property and business experts reveals. The findings are published in a new report, The Workplace Advantage from The Stoddart Review. The comprehensive study
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McDonald's to move non-US tax base to UK
McDonald’s is moving its non-US tax base to Britain from Luxembourg amid a battle with EU regulators.
Source: Sky Business News
Why ‘info-commerce’ may be the saviour of the high street
As the march of the internet economy gathers pace, it’s all too easy to forget that e-commerce still only accounts for a tiny fraction of overall retail sales today. The reality is that even in that most mature and innovative of markets, the US, where total retail sales are predicted to touch $5 trillion in
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