The 10 most harmful office hotspots that could be making people sick have been revealed, including sinks and microwaves.   With UK sickness at its highest in a decade, costing £27bn a year, office hygiene has never been more important. And certain areas need more attention, according to a scientific study, so it’s important to know how to keep them clean.    The study, by office furniture suppliers, Furniture At Work, revealed …

Remortgaging in 2023 will be a crucial task for the 1.4 million households set to see their fixed terms expire this year[1]. Homeowners are becoming increasingly concerned with the legal aspects of remortgaging, with 26,400 searches questioning the necessity of conveyancing solicitors in the past 12 months.  That’s according to the experts at Uswitch.com remortgage deals, who determined the most confusing remortgaging topics for Brits from Mojo mortgage brokers and …

Big businesses are making snap decisions that lead to outcomes they later regret, according to new research. 93% of business leaders say they’ve made decisions with cost cutting in mind, of which 38% regretted those decisions. The main reasons for this are the loss of talent they later realized they needed (24%), loss of employee engagement (24%), and the negative impact on operational efficiency and productivity (21%). What’s more, more …

It’s no secret that there are no universally applicable organisation designs. What works in one context may not work in another because each organisation has a different history, culture and cast of characters. And yet there is a thriving segment of the management consulting business that specialises in implementing “best practices” – or sometimes “flavour of the month” organisation designs – in companies that vary widely in terms of age, …

Federal deposit protection also likely saved startup jobs affected by the Silicon Valley Bank closure.

Building a strong workforce starts with having the right policies in place to identify, train and reward store leaders, experts say.