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Women hold just 18% of board roles in tech scale-ups. Despite near-universal support for diverse boards, more than a third of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies have no female representation at board level, according to new research from Think & Grow.
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UK retail footfall declines for sixth month in a row. Activity dropped by 0.7% in October, with shopping centres and retail parks most affected. Concerns about the upcoming Budget and potential tax increases have deterred consumers from spending.
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Tesla shareholders approved a record-breaking pay plan for Elon Musk. The $1 trillion performance-based package ties his reward to growth and valuation milestones through 2035, reviving a 2018 plan struck down by a Delaware court and underscoring investor faith in his leadership despite governance concerns.
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Wealthy Britons invest heavily in offshore bonds amid tax fears. Over £10.5 billion was invested in offshore bonds in the past year, doubling the previous year’s figure. This trend highlights concerns about rising taxes and complex fiscal regulations.
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Workplace wellbeing is no longer a peripheral concern. Sarah McIntosh, CEO of Mental Health First Aid England, argues that supporting employee mental health is both a moral and business imperative. As poor wellbeing drives record economic inactivity, new standards aim to make mental health a boardroom priority.
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Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to strengthen customer insight. Northumbrian Water has selected Medallia’s Experience Cloud to transform customer engagement across its regional networks, integrating analytics and feedback tools to improve satisfaction, responsiveness, and service quality for four million customers.
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A new report finds growing strain on database administrators. SolarWinds’ latest State of the DBA Report reveals one in three DBAs are eyeing career moves as workloads and misalignment with executives intensify.
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Britain faces a quiet but urgent crisis, says the new Keep Britain Working Review. One in five adults is out of work due to ill-health. The government’s review calls for a shared-responsibility model — with employers, employees, and government working together to make work healthier and more inclusive.
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Stress among business leaders is rising fast. National Stress Awareness Day 2025 places a spotlight on how strategic stress management and leadership culture can mitigate risk.
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Reeves’s pre-Budget speech sent uneasy ripples through politics and business. The language of optimism has given way to fiscal realism, and while markets have steadied, many now question whether the government can hold public confidence through restraint.