• Precisely takes customer communications onto AWS

    Precisely is bringing governed customer communications workloads directly onto AWS. The release gives regulated enterprises a way to modernise customer communications in the cloud while keeping data, workflows, and compliance controls inside their own AWS environments.


  • Fit note reform needs employers

    Fit note reform shifts attention to employers’ role in absence. New pilots could reshape return-to-work support, but only if employer involvement is clearly defined and practical enough to work across different roles, teams, and workplace settings.


  • Climate advisers urge workplace heat cap

    Climate advisers want a legal ceiling on workplace heat exposure. Their latest adaptation report says hotter summers are turning temperature control, cooling investment, and worker protection into live operational questions across the UK.


  • POLIMI climbs in executive education rankings

    POLIMI has climbed sharply in executive education rankings this year. Gains in both open and custom programmes have lifted the school into Europe’s top 30 across the two Financial Times tables.


  • 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.


  • GymBeam claims European lead after growth

    GymBeam says scale and margins are rising across European markets. The company reported €232 million in 2025 sales excluding VAT, alongside a 35% rise in EBITDA and a stronger gross margin.


  • UK founder age holds at 43

    UK founders have started businesses at roughly 43 for decades. Analysis of more than 9.2 million director appointments suggests mid-career professionals remain the backbone of British entrepreneurship.


  • 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.


  • Rightbrain lands £3m to scale AI

    Rightbrain has secured £3m to accelerate AI deployment for businesses. The Newcastle company will use the funding to expand hiring, deepen the product, and build out a partner channel in the UK and overseas.


  • Manchester leads UK independent business table

    Manchester tops a new ranking of independent business hotspots. SumUp’s latest report places Nottingham second and Wolverhampton third, based on business density and the variety of local sectors.