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The UK turns to a new culture of barter: ‘I’ll swap you a loo roll for a bottle of pop’

New culture of barter as people trade on local goodwill As Britain lives under coronavirus lockdown, people up and down the country are turning to friends and neighbours for help and support in a way that hasn’t been seen for decades. According to a UK based health and safety software […]

UK property market could grind to a halt as latest advice puts 300k transactions at risk

The latest advice from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is that “homebuyers and renters should, where possible, delay moving to a new house while measures are in place to fight coronavirus.”   The news has already caused some lenders, such as Virgin Money to suspended all new mortgage applications until the […]

Comment on Chancellor’s funding for self-employed

Commenting on the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement regarding funding for sole-traders and self-employed people, Sam O’Connor, CEO, Coconut said: “We commend the Chancellor for providing a generous package of funding support for self-employed people. However, there are millions who cannot wait until June to receive support. They are struggling today […]

5 Tips for remote working

Remote working in a global business environment Today’s leadership requires the ability to renew, create trust and interact with people by video connection when exceptional situations force a change in meeting practices. Confidence in employees, clear guidance on work, and leadership by example – these are the three most important […]

Kids are facing cyberbullying with 66% of parents being unaware

Kids are facing cyberbullying with 66% of parents being unaware According to data gathered by Atlas VPN, 66% of parents are not monitoring their children’s time spent on social media. Research also shows a positive correlation between time spent on social media and the chance of being cyberbullied. Statistics acquired […]

Workplace bullying fears due to coronavirus fears

Why being nice to each other is more important than ever! Discrimination in the workplace is a rising cause for concern in the UK, as the Covid-19 pandemic places the country on a lockdown. While those identified as ‘keyworkers’ have been told to continue going to work, there’s increasing concern […]

Tips on How to Handle layoffs and Impacted Hourly Workers as an Effect of COVID-19

Ronn Torossian is a crisis management expert who has more than 20 years of experience working with national and international brands that go through disruptive and unexpected events that threaten to harm the organization or its stakeholders.  He has some thoughts regarding how our country’s CEO’s need to address the tough conversation […]

How Brits could earn more than £2.2 million without leaving their house

People could earn at least £2.2 million by filming mundane daily activities and uploading them to YouTube, new research shows. 6.5 million users have watched a video on how to make a cup of tea, while filming brushing your teeth could make you over £3,500 alone.  YouTube pays users an […]

WFH: Work from home tips from industry luminary

Denise Broady has been working at home for over 25 years and doing so has become rather accomplished.  Starting out as a refugee, she impressed and was so productive that she eventually became the COO of a Fortune 500 company. She is currently the the COO at WorkForce Software, noted author on risk […]