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Why ESG is no longer just a passing thought for landlords

Why ESG is no longer just a passing thought for landlords

By James Shannon, Chief Product and Technology Officer at essensys The notion of environmental monitoring has been on the backburner f..

Data shows hospitality sectors need for extra investment to engage candidates

Data shows hospitality sectors need for extra investment to engage candidates

New data from online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, shows that recruiters in the hospitality sector are having to invest more..

Interim vacancies on the up as demand for flexible labour continues

Interim vacancies on the up as demand for flexible labour continues

Interim vacancies continue to grow as demand for flexible talent shows no signs of slowing down. That’s according to new research from..

Extra investment needed to engage applicants as healthcare candidate shortage grows

Extra investment needed to engage applicants as healthcare candidate shortage grows

Interest in healthcare vacancies has increased, but recruiters are having to invest more and refocus budgets to find the best talent a..

Bitcoin’s flash crash crimps year-end bulls

Bitcoin’s flash crash crimps year-end bulls

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – A flash weekend bitcoin crash that wiped out a fifth of its value and caus..

Cricket-Stokes looking good ahead of first Ashes test – Root

Cricket-Stokes looking good ahead of first Ashes test – Root

SYDNEY (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root said he did not “feel comfortable” naming his team for the first Ashes t..

UBS gives Hong Kong staff COVID quarantine cash -memo

UBS gives Hong Kong staff COVID quarantine cash -memo

HONG KONG (Reuters) – UBS Group AG has offered its Hong Kong staff up to HK$2000 ($256.45) a day to help cover mandatory hotel q..

AB InBev aims for core profit growth of 4% to 8% over medium term

AB InBev aims for core profit growth of 4% to 8% over medium term

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev set a target under its new leadership on Monday of delivering core profit growth of be..

AMS partners with Plant-for-the-Planet to bring back a trillion trees

AMS partners with Plant-for-the-Planet to bring back a trillion trees

As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) comes to a close, global total workforce solutions provider, AMS (formerl..

WHO’s top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta

WHO’s top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta

By Francesco Guarascio and Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s chief scientist told the Reuters Next co..

Swiss chocolate makers focus on incomes to end child labour

Swiss chocolate makers focus on incomes to end child labour

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss chocolate makers Barry Callebaut and Lindt & Spruengli said improving cocoa far..

Allianz aims for 5-7% annual EPS growth for 2022-24

Allianz aims for 5-7% annual EPS growth for 2022-24

BERLIN (Reuters) – Allianz raised its targets for shareholder returns for 2022-24 on Friday, aiming for 5-7% annual growth in ea..

Germany, U.S. agree to new COVID curbs as Omicron spreads across globe

Germany, U.S. agree to new COVID curbs as Omicron spreads across globe

By Joseph Nasr and Alessandra Galloni BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Germany decided on Thursday to bar the unvaccinated from all but th..

SSE and Equinor to proceed with $4 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm

SSE and Equinor to proceed with $4 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm

OSLO (Reuters) – British utility SSE and Norwegian energy company Equinor have secured financing to proceed with the constructio..

UK’s Serco flags lower 2022 earnings as COVID-19 services wind down

UK’s Serco flags lower 2022 earnings as COVID-19 services wind down

(Reuters) -Serco Group Plc warned of lower revenue and profit in 2022 on Thursday, as the British outsourcer that supports the COVID-1..

Rothermeres up offer to take Daily Mail publisher private

Rothermeres up offer to take Daily Mail publisher private

LONDON (Reuters) -The controlling shareholders of the Daily Mail publisher, the Rothermere family, increased the cash component of its..

Warren Buffet and The New Management Assessment Test

Warren Buffet and The New Management Assessment Test

By Colin Jacobs, Managing Director of social media independent consultancy, Immediate Future https://immediatefuture.co.uk/ Warren Buf..

Prioritising D&I in recruitment is just putting the cart before the horse, says Tomas Coulter, Co-founder, Talos360.

Prioritising D&I in recruitment is just putting the cart before the horse, says Tomas Coulter, Co-founder, Talos360.

Tomas Coulter is the co-founder of Talos360 and was one of the hosts at this year’s CIPD Conference’s ‘Big Questions Live ..

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a “call to get jabs in arms” on Wednesday as Britain ..

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

By Ludwig Burger and Emma Thomasson FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after the head ..

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey will step down from his role and a successor has been l..

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 4) By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain looks to be on track for record sales over the Blac..

Interact marks 10 years with the creation of 100 UK contact centre jobs

Interact marks 10 years with the creation of 100 UK contact centre jobs

Interact is a leading CX (customer experience) outsourcing specialist, which partners with many of the world’s leading brands to deliv..

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

For some, being promoted can actually lead to ‘managerial blues’, finds new research from NEOMA Business School. The research was con..

What we’ve missed: the glory of commuting

What we’ve missed: the glory of commuting

By: Niki Fuchs, Manager– Director, Office Space in Town (OSiT) Niki Fuchs, Manager- Director, Office Space in Town (..

The Music Moves Europe Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed

The Music Moves Europe Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed

The European music prize for emerging artists representing the sound of today and tomorrow The nominees of the Music Moves Europe Awa..

LSE IDEAS selects next Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellow to build on existing research into the Balkans

LSE IDEAS selects next Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellow to build on existing research into the Balkans

Dr Leon Hartwell has been named the 2022 Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellow at LSE IDEAS, The London School of Economics’ fore..

Trade body lobbying successes unveiled

Trade body lobbying successes unveiled

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has reflected on the public policy wins of the last year that it has driven..

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

By Anisha Sircar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares ended a four-day losing streak on Wednesday with shares of Telecom It..

New research reveals how AI can make logistics more sustainable

New research reveals how AI can make logistics more sustainable

The use of AI and data analytics in logistics operations improves environmental sustainability, efficiency and productivity according ..

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Charles will formally open a new 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) AstraZeneca resea..

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..

Change for the better: companies mustn’t lose sight of the benefits the new e-commerce tax system can bring

Change for the better: companies mustn’t lose sight of the benefits the new e-commerce tax system can bring

By: Anna Higgins, Strategy Programme Director EMEA, Sovos On 1 July 2021, the EU introduced its e-commerce VAT package. Businesses are..

Decision makers and next-gen spenders agree that intelligent technology will shape the future of retail

Decision makers and next-gen spenders agree that intelligent technology will shape the future of retail

Amido research shows 88% of retail tech decision makers (TDMs) see the potential of the likes of AI, AR and VR as ways to increase the..

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

By Francois Murphy and Paul Carrel VIENNA/BERLIN (Reuters) -Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full..

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) – British home improvement retailer Kingfisher forecast full year profit towards the higher end of its previous..

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales rose by 0.8% last month, a bigger rise than expected, official data showed on Friday. A ..