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WorkL’s 2026 list reveals how culture and wellbeing drive success. The latest World’s Happiest Workplaces ranking names Amazon, Accenture, and Disney among global leaders investing in employee happiness as a business performance metric.
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Senior leaders are falling for phishing more than entry-level staff. The human layer of cybersecurity has shifted — and boardrooms are now the weakest link. Data from Yubico and others suggest a widening awareness gap between confidence at the top and caution on the front line.
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Reformer Pilates businesses grew 948% year-on-year. New data from Protectivity reveals that fitness, creative, and cleaning businesses are the UK’s fastest-growing ventures as self-employment continues to shape the post-pandemic economy.
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Young adults are spending to reclaim control of their time. New data shows 25–34-year-olds are twice as likely as older generations to pay for convenience — outsourcing routine chores to protect rest, hobbies, and social time. The shift marks a broader effort to ease burnout and restore balance.
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Purbeck Insurance Services has launched Purbeck Reinsurance Limited in Guernsey. The move strengthens the company’s long-term commitment to UK SME directors and deepens its direct participation in personal guarantee insurance risk through a new quota share arrangement with its fronting insurer.
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A gap in financial confidence is blocking UK entrepreneurs. Nearly two in five small business owners don’t know if they’re profitable, as Xero’s new Financial Confidence Taskforce urges a government rethink on financial literacy to make entrepreneurship an aspirational and attainable career path.
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AI spending surged in 2025, but doubts are growing. New research from Tech Show London suggests business leaders face a make-or-break year for AI strategy, as high investment meets lagging confidence and uneven workforce integration.
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Parliament seeks expert input on new cyber law. The UK Parliament has invited cyber security specialists to contribute evidence to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a wide-ranging legislative reform designed to strengthen regulation, oversight, and information sharing across the country’s digital infrastructure.
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YFM Equity Partners has completed its exit from SharpCloud. The UK investor backed the data visualisation company in 2019, supporting its growth into a leading enterprise SaaS platform. SharpCloud has since been acquired by global decision software group Lumivero, marking a strong outcome for investors and stakeholders.
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Global central banks have issued a rare unified statement backing Fed Chair Powell. In an extraordinary development, monetary policymakers from the United States, Europe, the UK, Canada and beyond have publicly defended central bank independence against growing political interference from the Trump administration.