Guidance for employers on the end of the furlough scheme
How many jobs have been saved by the furlough scheme? We won’t ever know the answer to that question but 11.6 million jobs have been supported by the scheme at some point.
Recruitment
Make UK and Next Gen Makers launch innovative engineering apprenticeships Employers...
Make UK has partnered with support platform Next Gen Makers to develop a ground-breaking Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark, which will recognise companies who achieve a best practice benchmark, and thus endorse them as an exemplary employer of apprentices.
These are the 5 best side hustles, according to business experts
One in four people in the UK currently have a side hustle, which generates a huge £72 billion for the UK economy.
Meyers Estate Agents Grows Sales & Support Team
Meyers, the award-winning home-based estate agency franchise, has added to its sales, support and lettings team for the benefit of its growing number of franchisees across the UK. Leon Firth now joins as franchise sales manager and Charlie Sharp as Meyers’ hub headquarters’ branch manager. These additions to the team follow the recruitment of Jules Arscott as property manager earlier this year to extend the lettings team, and Ella McGrady as office manager.
More hybrid working to bring 3.8 million Brits into employment
Hybrid working could bring nearly 4 million people “locked out” from work such as parents, carers and disabled people into the workforce and enable part-time workers to work more hours adding £48.3bn to the UK economy each year, according to a major new study by Virgin Media O2 Business and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
“Building a business for the long term” with Sridhar Iyengar of...
Building resilience into a company is only possible with long term vision and thinking. Companies must consider what keeps them relevant longer term.
Toxicity | Mike Talks Business
Whilst toxicity in a business feels horrible when it happens, it can also lead to change.
Blake Morgan rewards 37 members of staff in latest round of...
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has promoted 37 lawyers and support staff across its offices in London, Wales, the Thames Valley and on the South Coast.
Unipart ranked among top employee-owned companies
Unipart Group has been named as one of the UK’s leading companies for employee ownership. The global manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group based in Oxford placed fifth on the 2021 Employee Ownership Top 50.
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire opens new R&D laboratories at Wood Centre...
The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Imam Monawar Hussain has officially opened the newly-converted class II R&D laboratories alongside Jeremy Long, chair of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP), and Steve Burgess of The Oxford Trust, the charity that owns the building.
OxLEP-backed project – set to be a key player in championing...
Confirmation of a new pilot project for an innovative energy systems accelerator – one of several schemes to have benefitted from government funding secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) – has today (30 June) been announced.
Leading Hand Dryer Manufacturer Launches New ECO Range
As part of its ongoing commitment to energy efficiency, leading hand dryer manufacturer Airdri has launched its most environmentally friendly range of hand dryers to date.
Carter Jonas Bolsters Oxfordshire Commercial Team with Appointment of Experienced Surveyor
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has strengthened its Oxford Commercial Agency Team with the recruitment of Adrian Chan as a Senior Surveyor based out of its Mayfield House office.
Law change to give staffers ‘default right to work from home
In response to the proposed law change to make it impossible for employers to force workers back into the office, please see a follow up response comment from business and tech expert Sridhar Iyengar, MD for Zoho.
Thames Travel launches bus driver recruitment campaign as part of service...
Thames Travel has launched a new recruitment campaign that encourages people to consider bus driving as an alternative career to that they are currently engaged in.