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How many people in the UK worked from home prior to coronavirus outbreak?

Only 1.7 million people in the UK worked from home prior to the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a seismic shift in working habits and methods – and seen an estimated 20 million people relocating to home offices. New data by the Office for National Statistics shows that just 5% of the active 32.6 million...

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Discover the female FTSE 100 CEOs of 2020

In 2020, only 5% of FTSE 100 CEOs are women. The FTSE 250 is even further behind, with just 2%, including IG’s June Felix. Last year, 23% of executive committee members in the FTSE 100 were women, and the combined number of women in executive and senior positions reached 28.6%. Further, a FTSE 100 pay...

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Reading: Where businesses are ‘tripping over international opportunities’

An ‘epicentre for technology’ that is overflowing with management talent and international giants, Reading has emerged in recent years as a commercial centre of sufficient power to reverse its traditional outflow of talent to London. In the latest in a new series of city spotlight features, Business Leader spoke to some of the area’s key...

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Driven to success: In conversation with Red Bull Racing Principal Christian Horner

We visited Red Bull Racing HQ in Milton Keynes, to talk with Team Principal Christian Horner OBE. He opened up about his ‘non-confirmist’ team culture, managing ‘pop star’ drivers, and the highs of winning four Constructors’ World Championships. Can you give us an overview of your career? I started racing go-karts at the age of...

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The dos and don’ts of the office Christmas party

Swathes of UK workers will wake tomorrow with regrets about their behaviour at the office Christmas party tonight – be careful not to become one of them. The work party is a long-term tradition at workplaces up and down the land, and tonight – the final Friday before Christmas – is sure to be a...

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Snaptrip acquires LateRooms from Secret Escapes

Last-minute holiday rental marketplace, Snaptrip, has acquired LateRooms to add to its growing roster of travel sites. Rest Easy Group, the parent company of Snaptrip.com, purchased the domain and digital assets from Secret Escapes, a members-only, online travel and experiences company, adding LateRooms to an increasing number of last-minute travel domains owned under the Snaptrip...

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Five Eyes Alliance: Everything you need to know

Five Eyes, abbreviated FVEY, is a conglomeration of five states including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This conglomerate works as a spying force that works closely together to collect mass surveillance data and share it with the relevant parties. FVEY is not controlled by any government and, therefore, has the power to...

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25 sustainable UK companies that are out to save the planet

You can’t escape it in the news: climate change is upon us. Resources may be scarce, biodiversity may be threatened, and the situation may be dire – but here is a list of 25 UK businesses which are doing their bit to save the planet. 1. Aerial Power London-based Aerial Power has created a drone-based system...

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Top 30 inspiring UK entrepreneurs

It takes extraordinary people to do extraordinary things. These UK-based entrepreneurs are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world. In alphabetical order, here are our top 30 inspiring UK entrepreneurs. 1. Kim Antoniou (Kafoodle) Kim Antoniou founded Kafoodle in 2014...

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How would the UK economy benefit from legalising cannabis?

59% of the UK population would support the legalisation of cannabis, a class B drug, with 75% of those asked saying they would be willing to take it if prescribed by a doctor, according to a recent study. In comparison to the 7.4 million tobacco smokers in the UK, that’s a staggering 38 million UK...

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Who are the highest paid Game of Thrones actors?

The worldwide television phenomenon, Game of Thrones, returned for the first episode of its final season yesterday, to the delight of its rabid fanbase. Game of Thrones’ US TV network HBO reported record viewing figures in excess of 30 million people watching it live, with hundreds of millions of people watching it around the world....

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UK employees work the longest hours but are the least productive – and office flirting is to blame

The productivity gap continues to make headlines with recent OECD statistics showing that British workers are on average 8% less productive per hour than workers in the US, 1% less productive than French workers and 14% down than Germans. And a new study indicates there might be a simple reason for the gap – the...

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ZF Friedrichshafen announces acquisition of 2getthere Holding

Hampleton Partners, the international mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, has advised 2getthere Holding, a manufacturer of driverless electric shuttles for future urban mobility, on its majority acquisition by ZF Friedrichshafen, the global automotive supplier. This is the second autonomous vehicle technology transaction closed by Hampleton within the space of...

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Post Office CEO leaves role

Post Office has announced that Group Chief Executive Paula Vennells CBE is to step down to take up the role of Chair of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Vennells joined the Post Office in 2007 and became its chief executive on separation from Royal Mail in 2012. She has led a dramatic turnaround of the...

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The rise of the perfect pop-up store

Written by Ana Milevskaja, senior director of product marketing and demand generation at Elastic Path. From wine bars and coffee shops to fashion and arts and crafts, retailers of all sizes are using pop-up stores as a way to increase sales, experiment with new ideas and truly innovate. Pop-up shops were created by the financial...

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Is there a secret office romance at work? Here’s how to tell

Are you in an office romance you’re trying to keep secret from your prying colleagues? Or have you become suspicious about certain colleagues getting closer and wanting to establish their working relationship? You’re not alone, a study by Totaljobs found that 66% of UK workers have dated a colleague, or would consider it. Office romances...

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2020 workforce to be dominated by Millennials

It’s predicted that by 2020 the global workforce will be dominated by Millennials (35%) and Generation X (35%), with Baby Boomers only making up 6%. For business owners navigating this gap in the workplace, recruiting talent is one challenge. The other is successful employee management and retention. Instant Offices’ have considered what is important to...

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The dark environmental impacts of our Christmas season

Christmas – a time of indulgent over-consumptions with friends and family and an industry worth £42bn to the UK economy. It may seem like the most wonderful time of the year, but our annual festivities have some shocking environmental consequences. Christmas dinners – 150 million miles worth of carbon emissions Environmentalists argue Christmas is the...

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H&M and Zara, the ‘sustainable’ fashion brands killing the environment

H&M and Zara are the two largest fashion retailers in the world, contributing enormously to the fashion industry being worth $2.4trn. Both launched sustainable and ethical clothing collections, but do they really care for the environment or are they simply contributing to the monsters in our closets? The fashion industry is the second largest polluter...

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Sex robots: A disturbing look inside one of the world’s fastest-growing industries

The robotics industry is worth billions of pounds worldwide. Robots have been hugely successful in a plethora of industries. The manufacturing industry for example is rife with robotics – from cars and planes to tins of beans, most modern factories utilise some robotic devices. Robots are widely used in the medical world where they are specifically designed...

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What is a disruptor?

What is a disruptor? You’ve probably heard the term used in business circles or in management training sessions. Perhaps you haven’t really thought too much about it or conversely, you may be longing to find out more about what a disrupter actually is. To understand what a disrupter is, we must first look at the...

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Quorn on target to reach $1bn sales target as company invests £7m into R&D

Meat-free food brand Quorn has revealed it has gained £112m in sales for the first six months of 2018, marking a 12% rise compared to the same period last year. The sales rise comes as Quorn revealed it’s on target to reach its aim of $1bn (£760m) of annual sales by 2027. Following a boom...

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Cisco commits $100m to digital innovation in the UK

Cisco has today announced a $100m commitment to help accelerate digital innovation in the UK. Aligned to the UK’s Industrial Strategy, the commitment will support partnership with industry, government and academia across the nation. As one of the first initiatives to be announced, Cisco and University College London (UCL) will partner to open one of...

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Majority of UK plans to watch FIFA World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is set to grip the nation and will see millions of arm-chair supporters opt to join friends, family and the general public for a shared viewing experience rather than watch the matches on their own, according to an EY survey of 2,000 UK consumers. The survey revealed that three in...

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