Real Business

1 in 5 workers admit to SLEEPING on the job when working from home

85% of UK workers admit to slacking off when working from home according to a new survey of over 2000 UK employees.

How to keep your teams cyber secure: Best practice advice from a tech founder

Aside from posing a substantial worldwide health risk, research has found that Coronavirus also poses a significant security risk to businesses of all sizes. METCloud’s Ian Vickers shares best practice advice on how to keep your work teams cyber secure.

Cloud security issues when working from home

Spike in cloud attacks shows businesses are not prepared to work from home

Ryan Trost, CTO and co-founder of ThreatQuotient discusses the impacts of relying on the cloud as nearly all businesses had to operate from home. As more remote employees placed vital data into the cloud, this creates more entry points that are vulnerable and open for cyber attackers to exploit.

Prepare for the post-furlough blues

The gaps in the furlough scheme will negatively affect UK businesses and the wider economy for years to come says Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins.

Interviews

How to keep your teams cyber secure: Best practice advice from a tech founder

6 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

The Mo Bro's founders Keval Dattani, Kunal Dattani and Savan Dattani

Founders Diaries: Mo Bros founders on building a beard grooming legacy

9 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

The best medium-sized businesses in the UK

14 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

ITV chief Carolyn McCall talks hiring tactics, leadership strategies and representation

30 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

Lucy McCarraher explains how she addressed a gender bias in her awards programme

Why every woman in business should write her own book

12 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

How London’s top startups are reopening after lockdown

8 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

Victoria Shuttleworth discusses the perils of fast fashion

Consumers care about fast fashion and ethical clothing. Do you?

7 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

Who wants to be a milliner? British hat makers Laird Hatters turn over £1.8m from Hollywood hat craze

5 Mins
By Praseeda Nair

News

1 in 5 workers admit to SLEEPING on the job when working from home

Former Booking.com CEO invests in profitable vacation rental company during COVID

The UK’s register of company information will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, the government has announced today.

Reforms to Companies House to clamp down on fraud

Gen Z drinking habits could boost growth of small breweries

Advice

Spike in cloud attacks shows businesses are not prepared to work from home

How cloud computing can boost productivity, wages, and living standards across the UK

What American Dragon’s Den ‘Shark Tank’ can teach you about communication skills

Happy team in a relaxed meeting with their manager

Ten common team challenges – and how to overcome them