THIS summer office workers have spent more than eight hours researching and booking holidays at their desks – costing UK businesses up to £3billion. A new study by employment law specialists ELAS revealed that the average British worker spends as much as 8hrs 24mins at their office computer researching and booking their next holiday.
PETERBOROUGH businesses that would like to expand or who have issues they need to resolve are being invited to attend new monthly surgeries being organised by Peterborough City Council Leader, councillor Marco Cereste (left). Councillor Cereste, is organising a series of business surgeries, in partnership with Opportunity Peterborough, to assist established city companies to cut [...]
INDESIT Company’s UK HR team is celebrating after a successful night at HR Magazine‘s prestigious HR Excellence Awards held on 29 June in London. The team beat off stiff competition to pick up the ‘Best Talent Management’ award for its innovative ‘Thinking for Business Success’ (TFBS) programme, which delivered tangible results and benefits for the [...]
New figures show small firms stay loyal to Royal Mail but services need improvement ROYAL Mail is still not delivering in its service to small businesses two years on from a review into the postal service, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). In its response to the consultation ‘Review of developments in the [...]
PETERBOROUGH-based BusinessWatch UK Security Services Limited and Norwich based GSL Dardan Ltd have agreed to merge their guarding and patrol operations in a deal that will see the new business employ in excess of 100 personnel with a turnover of £2.5 million. To effect the merger, BusinessWatch UK Security Services will become a wholly-owned subsidiary [...]
PETERBOROUGH-based fresh produce supplier Produce World has won a prestigious award for its unique and innovative approach to sustainability reporting. Its system, the first of its kind in the produce sector, provides an online window into the company’s corporate responsibility key performance indicators, which is accessible to anyone. As part of a long-term programme of [...]
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has appointed a former senior RAF officer and manufacturing executive as its Region Director covering the south east. Steve Chicken, who is an experienced international business leader, will be co-located at EEF’s offices in Cambridge and Hook (Hampshire) and will be heading up the support provided by the organisation to its [...]
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