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Offering employees flexible working opportunities could open a business up to security risks, according to a report from Dynamicbusiness.com.au. Even though flexible working can help employees strike a better work-life balance, it can pose threats to a business' data and overall security. The challenge posed to these businesses is helping staff whilst also protecting the greater ….
Family businesses could be hit particularly hard by the government's change to child benefits, it has been warned. A number of families have expressed their disapproval towards proposals, stating that families with a parent earning more than £42,475 a year will no longer be able to claim child benefits. A lot of the displeasure surrounding the proposals is at the fact that fam….
The number of women being appointed on the top boards of FTSE 100 firms has risen over the last 12 months. The latest Cranfield Report, published today, suggests significant growth for women at board level - from 12.5 per cent last March to 15.6 per cent, cites BBC News. Furthermore, from the 190 appointments made in FTSE 100 boards, 47 were women. The figures seem to be well o….
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the government to "pull out all the stops" when it comes to this year's Budget, Fresh Business Thinking reports. Driving growth and investing in the creation of jobs should be the priority for government, claims the body; plus it seems there are a number of initiatives which could help firms raising finance for growth. For exam….
Research has found that women are just as ruthless as men when it comes to getting ahead in their career, Management Today reports. Undertaken by Business Environment, a serviced office provider, the study found that contrary to the long-held myth that men are more ruthless in work, women can be just assertive - especially if can benefit their chances of snagging an executive or C….
Despite its tough nature, running a family business can prove to be fruitful - if family meetings are conducted in the correct manner. Henry Hutcheson, a business expert writing for News Observer, believes that effective communication methods - such as a organised family meeting - can stand businesses in good stead for the long term. Naturally, family firms need to create a c….
Instead of "parachuting" women onto boards, firms need to nurture female talent from below. That's according to Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe, Google's diversity head for the EMEA region, who told People Management that an in-house programme called 'Code F' allowed aspiring female software engineers to shadow existing Google engineers in a bid to find the best talent among under-represent….
Flexible working in small businesses is on the increase as a number of senior business managers claim the practice has improved productivity, reports Fresh Business Thinking. A survey of 2,500 managers by Regus claims that 76 per cent of those surveyed believe their firms works more flexibly than it used to, compared with 67 per cent of large businesses - giving small to medium e….
Family businesses are crucial to boosting the UK economy, claims the Forum of Private Business. Representatives from the not-for-profit employer have claimed that family run-businesses are now the backbone to the British economy because they represent such a large portion of SME's in the country. In an interview with Fresh Business Thinking, the forum's chief executive Phil O….
Nearly half of managers believe they are not getting the required standard of work from their line managers. That's according to a report released today by the Chartered Management Institute, who attempted to find a link between organisation performance and management abilities. Only 39 per cent of managers in low performing businesses deemed their line manager to be effective….
