Many early stage SME’s or scaling businesses often need high-level financial advice but find it difficult to justify the cost associated with a full time Finance Director or CFO. And even if the money can be found it is unlikely that there will be enough day to day work to occupy an individual. At the…
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A Covid silver lining on the HR jobs front?
It may be difficult to look for any silver linings from a Coronavirus pandemic that has already been responsible for more than 300,000 deaths worldwide and will leave in its wake a global recession and widespread unemployment. But as is the case in all such situations: crisis and change also creates opportunity. We have already…
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The role of CFOs amidst a coronavirus pandemic
As COVID-19 re-shapes our daily life, this global phenomenon and its fallout has left business leaders facing unprecedented challenges, many of them changing by the day. FDs and CFOs have a central role to play during the financial crisis since they are the leaders who most directly contribute to a company’s financial health and organisational…
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Covid-19 – Responding to Staffing Issues through the Crisis
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has taken the world by storm and in the space of a couple of months has turned normal living on its head: politically, socially and economically. Even a few weeks ago the idea that people wouldn’t be able to travel, go to work or leave their home and that shops, pubs, restaurants,…
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Companies with aligned leadership teams are twice more likely to hit above-median financial performance. Yet 75% of cross-functional teams are dysfunctional…The gap? Proper assessment and the right leadership in place.
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According to the latest REC survey, inclusive hiring practices are at their highest levels since 2022.
Reports of the demise of inclusive hiring have been greatly exaggerated.
Despite polarising headlines, UK employers are not backing away from EDI - they’re doubling down.
According to the latest REC survey, inclusive hiring practices are at their highest levels since 2022.
Today’s Eurostat data release shows the EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in August 2025, stable compared with July 2025 and with August 2024. And in August 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 14.6% in the EU, up from 14.4% in July 2025.
Full data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Unemployment_statistics
UK is open to overseas talent unlike US, Reeves says