Reasons to be cheerful have been few and far between for British businesses these past six months. In the 26 weeks since Boris Johnson ushered in lockdown with a solemn address to the nation, economic news has been almost relentlessly grim. An uncontrolled virus has meant uncertainty, job cuts, and — with new restrictions introduced […]
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Remote work director: Do you need one?
Working from home has been a headline issue for HR during 2020 and one that hit headlines earlier this week when the UK Government said that an office worker in England should work from home if they can slow the spread of the virus. In this week’s episode of the podcast, Sophie Parrott, Online Editor […]
Pandemic Highlights Need for Cooperation
The Life Sciences & Healthcare industry is at a fantastic period with unprecedented improvement of health thanks to innovation. Products are developed under market forces. But as the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates, when there is an urgent, public health need authorities have to intervene to ensure sufficient financing and reduce commercial risk to the companies. Covid-19 […]
What the C-suite needs to rethink in the age of COVID-19
Now that the initial chaos of the coronavirus pandemic has subsided and businesses have begun to adapt, you can expect your team to be looking to the C-suite for guidance. What will the path back to normalcy look like? will businesses prioritize? What parts of the old status quo can we discard, once and for […]
Study reveals which CEOs excelled throughout COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an extremely challenging time for leaders the world over, with innumerable significant changes to the way that all companies do business. The swift changes to economic output, customer habits, worker wellbeing and even where and how staff work has all required immediate attention from decision-makers. Many, sadly, have had to […]
Rishi Sunak: New ways to protect jobs ‘my priority’
The chancellor has said looking for new ways to protect jobs is his “number one priority” after the unemployment rate hit its highest level in two years. Rishi Sunak said finding innovative solutions was “top of mind” as figures showed unemployment rose to 4.1% in the three months to July, up from 3.9%. Labor called […]
Hiring Private Equity Leaders Part II: Core Soft Credential Constituents
Managing people is complex and hiring Private Equity leaders entails heavy lifting from a soft skill standpoint.
What is likely to happen to the UK economy this year and what can be done about it?
It is almost unheard of for the UK economy to grow 6.6 percent in a single month, as it did in July, but it would be wise not to break out the bunting just yet. After the biggest downturn on record, the country has still recovered only around half of the output lost between February and May. […]
UK economy continues recovery in July
The UK economy grew by 6.6% in July, according to official figures, but remains far below pre-pandemic levels. It is the third month in a row that the economy has expanded. But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the UK “has still only recovered just over half of the lost output caused by […]
Expert highlights rec risks from the COVID-19 jobs market
Many new trends have arisen following the global pandemic; flexible and remote working has become the new norm, meetings now take place over Skype or Zoom and the daily commute is a thing of the past. Now it seems there has also been an uptick in demand for flexible labor, with employers looking to recruiters […]