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  • From nice-to-have to non-negotiable: Wellbeing is a boardroom issue

    From nice-to-have to non-negotiable: Wellbeing is a boardroom issue

    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.

  • Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to enhance customer experience

    Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to enhance customer experience

    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.

  • One in three DBAs considering job move amid rising pressures

    One in three DBAs considering job move amid rising pressures

    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.

  • Keep Britain Working Review calls for ‘new deal’ on health and work

    Keep Britain Working Review calls for ‘new deal’ on health and work

    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.

  • Executives under pressure as Stress Awareness Day highlights hidden risks

    Executives under pressure as Stress Awareness Day highlights hidden risks

    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.

  • Austerity rebranded? Reeves’s realism tests Britain’s patience

    Austerity rebranded? Reeves’s realism tests Britain’s patience

    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.

  • Cyber attack costs revealed by M&S

    Cyber attack costs revealed by M&S

    Marks & Spencer forecasts cyber attack costs to reach £136m. The company, impacted earlier this year, anticipates recovery by spring 2024. Despite the attack, M&S expects profits to align with last year’s figures in the coming six months.

  • Think tanks unite to demand tax reform

    Think tanks unite to demand tax reform

    Think tanks urge tax reform to boost productivity and fairness. A coalition of think tanks has proposed sweeping tax reforms aimed at enhancing productivity and fairness. The report calls for rationalising the tax system and suggests changes such as abolishing stamp duty and adjusting council tax valuations.

  • One in three SME loans tied to personal assets

    One in three SME loans tied to personal assets

    One in three SME loans now puts directors’ homes at risk. New data from Purbeck Insurance Services reveals a sharp rise in personal guarantee-backed borrowing among UK business owners, prompting fresh warnings over financial exposure and calls for government clarity ahead of the next fiscal statement.

  • OpenAI secures bn Amazon AI deal

    OpenAI secures $38bn Amazon AI deal

    OpenAI secures $38 billion AWS deal for AI infrastructure. The agreement grants OpenAI access to extensive computing resources, marking a shift from Microsoft Azure and highlighting the fierce competition among cloud providers in the AI sector.