Office attendance surges as hybrid and more localised working take hold across the UK
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Hybrid working is becoming more and more engrained, with workers now splitting their time between city centre offices and suburban and rural workspaces. New data reveals that office attendance in January is up by 40% year-on-year, while demand for
Broadband must be accessible to all, peers told
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Broadband should be made more accessible to people on benefits by encouraging them to use discounted deals designed for them, experts say. They told the Lords Digital Committee’s digital exclusion hearings that cutting VAT on broadband could help people
Enterprise education becoming ‘forgotten child’
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Social media entrepreneur Ryan Williams has penned an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him and his government to overhaul A-Level business studies in the national curriculum. Williams says it must be modernised to increase its practicality and
A circular economic model for responsible stewardship of the environment
CRECENCIO I. CRUZ All our efforts to achieve economic growth and create wealth will amount to nothing if we leave behind depleted resources and a damaged environment for future generations. In fact, we are already feeling the effects of this: climate change
Don’t abandon democracy elsewhere to save it in Ukraine
A YEAR after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, many observers in the West are finally waking up to the reality that most of the world doesn’t view the war the way they do. Western sanctions, undermined by non-cooperative
Our oppressed indigenous people
RICHARD PARKER/FLICKER Many years ago, while on a research assignment on ancestral domains, I was scheduled to interview a tribal leader in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. While waiting for him, I was shocked and saddened to learn that he had just
Amazon workers ready for ‘David and Goliath battle’ against employer over poor pay conditions
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Amazon workers have said that they are ready for a “David and Goliath battle” as they begin their second round of strikes this year over poor pay and working conditions. More than 350 workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse will
Parents forced to stay at home as thousands of teachers start three days of ‘unforgivable’ strikes
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Tens of thousands of teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay. Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected
Women in board roles at UK’s biggest listed firms above 40% for first time
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> The proportion of women in board roles in Britain’s biggest listed companies has risen above 40% for the first time, according to analysis that suggests only 10 of the UK’s 350 largest listed companies still have all-male executive
Gary Lineker’s lawyers say HMRC tax inquiry ‘looking in the wrong place’
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??> Gary Lineker’s lawyers have told a legal hearing that a tax inquiry into the footballer’s finances has been “looking in the wrong place”. The Match Of The Day host was told by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that he