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Latest jobs data: Demand for talent falters as Brexit uncertainty continues

- Vacancies for permanent professionals dip 3% - Demand for contractors decreases 6% - Contractors out on assignment down 8% - Permanent placements up 4% - Average salaries increase 1.5%

2nd January 2019 · 2 min read

KnowBe4 Releases Q4 2018 Top-Clicked Phishing Subject Lines

Aggregate 2018 full year data shows specific topics get users to click quarter-over-quarter

2nd January 2019 · 2 min read

Why talent mobility is the future of the global economy

The global economy is extremely fast-paced, and shifting at an alarming rate. This is happening at a time when the future of work is changing. Organisations need to realise that ‘talent’ no longer means what it did a decade ago, and that gifted em...

21st December 2018 · 5 min read

How climate action is transforming the very fabric of business

With very few aspects of life left untouched by the growing impact of climate change, combatting global warming is now everybody’s business. The fundamental risks to industry and trade posed by rising temperatures are causing companies to comple...

19th December 2018 · 3 min read

‘Brexmas’ effect sees 37% of Brits cut Christmas budget

More than a third of Brits plan to spend less on Christmas compared to last year, according to the results of a new global survey of 23,000 families. The research carried out by Ferratum, the international financial services company, analysed th...

11th December 2018 · 2 min read

Over half of UK businesses braced for revenue drop due to Brexit next year

Over half of UK businesses believe Brexit will trigger a drop in revenue in 2019 according to new research by MHR Analytics, the specialist provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions.

11th December 2018 · 2 min read

Latest jobs data: Demand for talent stalls as Brexit uncertainty continues

- Vacancies for permanent professionals dips 4% - Demand for contractors decreases 6% - Contractors out on assignment down 10% - Permanent placements up 5% - Average salaries increase 1.5%

11th December 2018 · 3 min read

University didn’t prepare us for work, say graduates

• University degree courses are not efficiently preparing graduates for work in their chosen field of study • Survey of UK graduates** highlights the need for additional skills training after university

10th December 2018 · 2 min read

Ventrica takes home ‘Silver’ at the European Contact Centre

Outsourced customer contact centre Ventrica is celebrating after securing a Silver award in the ‘Best Outsourced Partnership - large’ category at the prestigious European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards 2018 (ECCCSAs). The ceremony wa...

3rd December 2018 · 3 min read

Can entrepreneurs truly understand resilience when they have limited experience of why they require

In the run up to the UK’s departure from the European Union, the term resilience has become synonymous in describing the traits that entrepreneurs and small and medium business leaders require to weather Brexit. As all industries within the UK are...

30th November 2018 · 3 min read

How the UK uses the internet and why it matters to your business

Just a few short years ago, most of the UK were casual internet users at best. Hidden behind dial-up connections and clunky PCs, the World Wide Web was a promising but cluttered spacethat had a high cost of entry. Nowadays, superfast Wi-Fi and 4G...

28th November 2018 · 3 min read

THE DROP SECURES £500K IN FUNDING TO BUILD OUT MENSWEAR ON DEMAND

The Drop (www.thedrop.co), a London-based startup which allows men to purchase custom-made clothing on demand has raised £500,000 in seed funding in a round led by Sir John Hegarty’s The Garage Soho.

23rd November 2018 · 3 min read