• Digital PR searches surge amid SEO scrutiny

    Search interest in Digital PR is experiencing a rapid rise. Cupid PR says brands are looking beyond basic link building as authority, earned coverage, and wider search visibility become harder to separate.


  • Employment costs reshape UK hiring decisions

    UK employers say hiring has become costlier and riskier lately. Employment Hero’s latest survey points to rising costs, heavier administration, and growing compliance concern shaping whether businesses expand their teams.


  • Stop chasing lawyers. Grow them.

    Law employers can no longer recruit on endurance and prestige. Victoria Nash explains why flexibility, wellbeing, and trust now matter more in attracting and growing legal talent.


  • WeeCOOK finds growth after restaurant closure

    WeeCOOK has returned to growth after shutting its Arbroath restaurant. The food business says pie sales rose 15% in 2025 as it focused on award-winning pies, direct sales, and street food.


  • Finance workers weigh exits over mandates

    Finance staff are rethinking roles as office demands tighten further. Morgan McKinley says commuting costs, burnout, and reduced flexibility are worsening retention pressures across UK financial services.


  • MaxContact flags widening customer trust gap

    UK consumers increasingly ignore legitimate business calls from unknown numbers. MaxContact says scam anxiety and poor transparency around AI are creating a serious operational problem for businesses.


  • Britain’s labour market cools at the edges

    Britain’s jobs market is losing momentum at the margins. Vacancies have fallen, payrolls are weakening, and pay growth is close to stalling, with the strain showing first among smaller employers and in lower-paid sectors.


  • Certainty theatre costs UK £20bn annually

    A new study puts certainty theatre’s economic cost at £20bn. Research from Uncertainty Experts says leaders still reward the performance of decisiveness over admitting doubt, with middle managers most likely to fake confidence.


  • Digital audio strengthens its performance case

    Digital audio is gaining ground as a measurable performance channel. Audion’s new benchmark study, based on 423 EMEA campaigns, says the format is delivering uplift from brand image through to purchase intent.


  • Business jargon still trips up owners

    Business jargon is still creating costly misunderstandings for UK owners. Capital on Tap found missed opportunities, supplier issues, and financial mistakes linked to uncertainty around common commercial and finance terms.