Two large employers are helping the region’s economy recover from COVID-19 by pledging £300,000 to the Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to boost jobs and skills at smaller businesses. CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways, part of the Arriva group, one of the leading providers of passenger transport in […]
Yesterday, Barclays boss Jes Staley signalled that he wants employees working from home during the pandemic to return to the office ‘over time’. He told Bloomberg TV: “it is important to get people back together in physical concentrations.” He said 60,000 Barclays staff were working “from their kitchen tables”, but stressed that another 20,000 were […]
A new report from Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, shows that gig workers are looking for a balance between stability and flexibility – but have yet to find it. The report, ‘Gig Economy: Financial Security or Greater Control’, examined the […]
The cybersecurity and information resilience team at BSI is advising organisations to remain alert to an increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks during the peak vacation season. A recent report revealed that almost half of organisations have at least one compromised account, stressing the importance for organisations to have proper email security governance and […]
Thousands of businesses that wish to make claims under the job retention scheme up until the end of June need to do so by the end of the month or lose out, but many may not be aware, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg Andrew Sanford, a partner at the firm said: “Claims […]
To celebrate the launch of its new financial training platform, Yorkshire-based finance management specialist Mellor Financial Training is offering businesses the chance to win free access to the site worth almost £2000. A panel of judges will decide on five start-ups and one corporate winner that will benefit from the finance for non-finance managers training […]
Leading Payments Processor, Paymentology has recruited a team of Wirecard employees offering some welcome relief to the industry following the collapse of Wirecard. The ‘double digit’ number of hires are joining Paymentology with immediate effect and include seasoned card issuance experts and implementation specialists. Paymentology CEO, Shane O’Hara commented: “We were dismayed to see the […]
On Friday, Boris Johnson held out the prospect of a “significant return to normality” by Christmas as he announced a fresh easing of lockdown restrictions in England. After four months of encouraging the public to work from home to help contain the spread of coronavirus, the prime minister said from 1 August the onus would […]
According to the latest quarterly job market report from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, job numbers in the finance industry plummeted by 74.2% in Q2 2020, compared to the previous quarter; and by a further 73.6% year-on-year; as businesses struggled to operate during the global pandemic. The job board analysed millions of data […]
Little House Day Nursery was established in 1998 and has since grown into a business reputed for its high-quality childcare. This children’s day nursery boasts well presented, light and airy rooms spread across two floors of an attractive large church building. Each room is arranged by age and has been equipped to an impressive standard […]
