The number of house and flat sales fell by nearly two-thirds last month after buyers accelerated their purchases in June to beat the end of the full stamp duty holiday, official figures showed. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of residential transactions in July was 73,740, or 62.8 per cent lower than in June when […]Read More

Younger readers buying online subscriptions to newspapers and magazines have helped boost digital publishing sales. Revenues increased by 31.9 per cent to £152 million in the first quarter of this year, compared with a year ago, according to an index from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and Deloitte. The majority of revenue came […]Read More

Retail sales rose this month at the sharpest pace in nearly seven years as consumer spending powered the economic recovery, a closely watched survey suggests. The CBI found that a net balance of 60 per cent of retailers reported higher sales in the year to August. This was up from 23 per cent in […]Read More

Employers’ desire to hire new workers is close to record highs in a sign that staff shortages will persist into the autumn, a survey suggests A net balance of 29 per cent of businesses told the Recruitment & Employment Confederation that they plan to expand their workforce and invest in their operations, down only […]Read More

More than 1,500 jobs are to be created in Sunderland by Just Eat after the online food delivery group decided to move customer service roles that it had outsourced overseas to Britain. It will open a 20,000 sq m call centre and plans to fill the vacancies over the next 12 months. The new […]Read More

Schools will be expected to introduce facemasks or testing for all pupils rather than being allowed to close or send pupils home. From the start of term they will work with public health officials, who will be told to ensure that schools are not “overzealous” if there are outbreaks. The Department for Education suggested […]Read More

Make your workplace the healthiest environment possible for your team – and reap the benefits. Not only does company culture define your organisation’s working environment, values, and priorities, but it also defines the persona you give off as a manager. Although many senior management teams let their focus on workplace culture slip, developing a […]Read More

Do you feel you are trying really hard to set up your small business without really making much of a difference? Your heart may be in the right place, but you are not applying the right methods to actually make a difference. Here are a few tips to help build a successful business. Focus […]Read More

Incorporating a new business is a cumbersome and confusing process for most people. Issues such as changes in regulations, fine details that are easily overlooked, and the never-ending stream of paperwork are just some factors that quickly convince business owners that it’s better left to the professionals. As a result, most companies employ limited […]Read More

People’s relationship or interaction with AI is continuously changing. It was a foreign concept but now is applicable in everyday life and becoming a budding relationship. However, it is interesting to watch the nature of this relationship as it grow day by day. Is it productive or something out of dystopian fantasy? The reality […]Read More