Women over 50 are finding it difficult to balance their careers with caring responsibilities, leading to years of low pay and poverty in retirement due to a rigid workplace culture, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) claimed.
The medical device and pharmaceutical industry is an important part of healthcare. The advancement of technology and medicine has made this industry fast paced, highly dynamic and expensive. However, when it comes to recruiting, it can get down right dirty.
Business minister Michael Fallon pledged to cut the red tape for over 1,000 enterprises through the Primary Authority programme set to help businesses spend less time dealing with regulation.
The Forum for Private Businesses has called on George Osborne to cut the cost of doing business in his Budget next month.
For many of us in the UK, shopping isn’t just a task in which we seek products and purchase them; it’s a social experience, an opportunity to spend time with our friends and build relationships. If this trend is to continue, bricks and mortar retailers must innovate to compete with the rise of online shopping.
For almost every business owner there comes a time when they will need to consider whether or not to sell their business. Understandably, it can be tempting to sell the business as quickly as possible.
Half of UK companies believe that remaining in the EU while transferring some powers back to Westminster would positively impact the economy, the latest EU business barometer revealed.
In April, it will have been a year since HMRC introduced Real Time Information (RTI). The relaxation will be coming to an end in April however, and businesses need to be thinking about what they need to do to ensure that they will be fully compliant.
The ultimate aim of any online retailer is to increase brand loyalty, maximise revenue and boost conversions. To do this, more often than not, the first port of call is to outsource to an online marketing agency. However, this strategy can be putting the cart before the horse.
A 'culture of presenteeism' is damaging productivity in the UK and stopping flexible working, new research revealed.
Tamara Littleton, founder of social media agency eModeration, on why quotas are a bad idea and why all women should write a business plan.
