The National Living Wage (NLW) has now been in place for just over three months. But welcome though the raising wage floor for over-24s may be, it constitutes a cost to employers, recent research suggested.
School’s almost out, the weather has cheered up and your employees can’t wait to get away from the office. Staff engagement is at its lowest during the summer, more than any other time of year, as staff look forward to their holidays or generally resent being stuck indoors while the sun is out – there are ways to manage this, however.
"There is no perfect product, only perfect products." This little nugget of advice comes from the 70s – and makes far more sense after you hear the tale of Howard Moskowitz.
Founding father Benjamin Franklin was a renown polymath, and he didn't get to that point by lazing about. In fact, he became a scientist, writer and so much more by embracing a simple rule – one which many business leaders of today have implemented into their busy schedules.
It’s almost impossible to find an organisation today that does not have some kind of diversity initiative. The tech industry in particular has faced some criticism for its homogeneous workforce.
Now in its 12th year, the First Women Awards, co-founded by Real Business and the CBI, were held on 22 June in a glittering ceremony hosted by Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan at the Lancaster Hotel – and what a night it was!
For the past few days the sun has been out during office hours, only to change into torrential storms when time comes for staff to go home. Possibly having noticed how employees drag their feet and feel less motivated during such times, bosses have started to let them leave early on Fridays.
It’s fair to say investor Chris Sacca, who worked with the likes of Uber and Twitter, knows a thing or two about successful entrepreneurs – and he's suggested the great minds of Silicon Valley have a few things in common.
Recent research, entitled “The Future of the Finance Function Survey 2016,” has suggested the CFO role is full of contradictions – and not keeping up with the times.
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