In this year’s Hot 100 ranking, our annual analysis of the British firms increasing in size, one area stood out among all the others as one of the fastest growing business sectors the food and drink industry.
By Staff writer
The latest UK labour statistics have revealed that employment is up by 174,000 jobs, with unemployment falling to 1.63m, which is 39,000 below the previous period. But what does this mean for future job growth?
Australians are renowned for being a relaxed race, whose primary interests include drinking beers and barbecuing prawns – so perhaps it’s no surprise that a bunch of University of Melbourne academics have concluded that over 40s shouldn’t work more than three days a week.
By Jan Cavelle
My HR people tell me there is a shortage of good administrators – and this would certainly be reflected in my own current and frustrating attempts to add quality staff to our offices.
The recent furore around not only the free-fall of the Asian stock markets but also the continued drop in oil prices has prompted concerns about another global recession. Alongside changes in the structure of the UK Foreign Exchange market, bosses need to revise their recruitment strategies.
As regular Real Business readers will know, apprenticeships are at the top of my agenda. However, since the chancellor put the gloss on his Autumn Statement with the details of his apprenticeship levy, there is a real feeling that momentum is growing behind vocational training.
I’m not sure if the chancellor is a British Bake Off fan, or can whip a mean carrot cake in the kitchen, but when it comes to the economy he used all the ingredients at his disposal to create an Autumn Statement cake that will taste incredibly sweet for so many people.
By Simon Brooke
Is flexible working allowed at your company According to Anne Cantelo, the founder and MD of Onyx Media and Communications, a Soho-based PR agency, more SMEs should allow employees to work flexibly.
By Simon Brooke
October is one of those times of the year that traditionally gives rise to yet more changes in employment law.
Robert De Niro has delivered some of the most iconic lines in film history over the years, but his latest blockbuster may have just topped them all.
