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Over the course of the year – and continuing into 2027 – the 2025 Employment Rights Act is coming into effect. Beginning in April of this year with the removal of the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, the new Act represents the most significant overhaul of UK workplace law for decades.

European businesses have become accustomed to managing customers, employees, suppliers and investments across borders. Property is part of that picture, with EU companies, family offices and entrepreneurs buying residential and commercial assets outside their home markets. However, a UK rental property cannot simply be added to an EU portfolio spreadsheet and assessed using the same […]

We all know the routine of opening fourteen different browser tabs, hoping against hope that one of them possesses a secret discount code or a serendipitous glitch that drops the room rate by half. We also know that that never happens, even though we still hold out hope. For years, a handful of massive corporations […]

When people think about investing, they usually picture the stock market, bonds, commercial property or buy-to-let apartments. Yet these are far from the only ways to put capital to work. Across Europe, a growing number of investors are looking at more specialised opportunities that combine relatively modest entry costs with attractive income potential. This article […]

Agentic commerce is no longer a future concept; across Europe it’s now becoming a reality. AI is already transforming the way we shop – it can understand what we’re looking for, provide tailored recommendations, and even find the best prices for our budgets.

Institutional buyers have changed the way they assess acquisition risk. Five years ago, environmental, social, and governance issues were often reviewed informally, if they were reviewed at all. Today, ESG is a defined workstream in many institutional M&A processes, especially where private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, or regulated-sector investors are involved. Deloitte’s 2024 ESG in […]

Many Shopify agencies can build an attractive storefront. Fewer consistently make technical decisions that hold up months after launch. Performance issues, expensive redesigns, and difficult platform upgrades often stem from choices made during the initial build, not from Shopify itself. A useful evaluation therefore looks beyond visual work and focuses on how a provider approaches […]

The last mile now accounts for 53% of total shipping costs, up from 41% in 2018. For a two-van operation, that figure shows up in the day’s results. The gap between a route that finishes by 3 p.m. and one that runs past dark, burns an extra tank, and pushes a driver into overtime often […]

What if one of the most impactful things a manufacturer could do for sustainability wasn’t about materials sourcing or carbon offsets, but about how precisely a piece of metal gets cut? Stainless steel sits at the core of products across construction, food processing, medical equipment, energy infrastructure, and industrial manufacturing. How accurately it gets cut […]

With a quarter of British workers saying they are unhappy in their job, many may be facing the same underlying issue: being in the wrong workplace environment.

For more than a decade, London has been the gravitational centre of the UK colocation market. Proximity to financial services, dense connectivity ecosystems, and perceived resilience made it the default location for critical infrastructure.

Enhancing energy infrastructure with digital asset monitoring refers to a unique strategy that combines traditional and modern systems. This process involves the strategic integration of digital technology to boost efficiency, improve reliability, and visibility. Alongside this, it reduces downtime and supports sustainability. Here is how digitalisation is enhancing grid operations through remote supervision, real-time diagnostics, […]