Response Comment: UK gov flip-flops on remote work, wants it a...
The UK’s minister for women and equalities, Liz Truss, has called for employers to make flexible working a standard option to help level the digital divide.
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Winners of the future workplace competition revealed
With the Cambridge Independent hosting the competition, COEL teamed up with Bidwells, Allia Future Business Centre and the Cambridge Science Centre as sponsors and young people aged 7-18 were invited to show their ideas for new working environments.
British Interplanetary Society to host International Women’s Day celebration
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), Britain’s leading think tank on space deployment, is hosting a panel event this International Women’s Day (8th March), where high profile women in the space sector will discuss a range of topics, including past, present and future female faces in the space sector, their own careers and inspirations, with an opportunity for questions from the […]
Pye Homes Blenheim Builds State-of-the-Art Doctors’ Surgery at Hanborough Gate
Pye Homes Blenheim has completed work on a brand new surgery and pharmacy at its Hanborough Gate development.
Freeths complete record 43 deals in 28 days in run up...
The national corporate practice at national law firm, Freeths LLP, completed 43 major transactions, with values from £1m to over £40m, in the run up to the budget.
Europa School Students Searching for Businesses to Help Save Work Experience
We, a group of year 11 students at the Europa School in Culham, have been working together during lockdown to try and organise a replacement for our lost work experience. Alongside the Careers Department, we are hoping to find the support of local businesses, to help us bring this experience to life. This event is being launched during National Careers Week when schools and businesses are focussed on how they can all work together to improve Careers Education across the country.
Budget 2021 and the impact on mortgages
As announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in this week’s budget, the stamp duty holiday has been extended and there is a new mortgage guarantee scheme to help first-time buyers.
The Real Meaning of Business
Business has always evolved, but it is now changing like never before, accelerating over recent years and fuelled even more by the extraordinary events of the past year. So, what are these changes, why are they happening and what now is the real meaning of business?
The Real Meaning of Business
Business has always evolved, but it is now changing like never before, accelerating over recent years and fuelled even more by the extraordinary events of the past year. So, what are these changes, why are they happening and what now is the real meaning of business?
Twist, stick or fold?
So, it has started to happen. Now that we are through the initial shock to our systems (and the system) and have begun to adapt to our different ‘interim normals’ with all the attendant varying amounts of confusion, fear and possibly grief, some have started to think and talk about the future and others are already moving forward.
The Past, Present, and Future
How have businesses dealt with the devastating effects of Covid and Brexit and what challenges and opportunities do businesses face in the future?
Modular wellbeing unit for NHS hospital staff in Buckinghamshire
Working with modular builder, Green Unit, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has installed an eco-friendly wellbeing pod for colleagues at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. The new wellbeing unit was opened on Friday 26th February by CEO Neil Macdonald and Chief People Officer Bridget O’Kelly. A private space for NHS staff The wellbeing pod is a […]
The Past, Present, and Future
Join us for Business Insights from some of Oxfordshire’s leading professional advisers as we take a look at what has passed, current situations, and what the future may hold for business.
The Past, Present, and Future
Join us for Business Insights from some of Oxfordshire’s leading professional advisers as we take a look at what has passed, current situations, and what the future may hold for business.
Research Reveals the Impact of COVID-19 on Parental Guilt in the...
Research has revealed that parents are feeling more guilt than ever before due to the additional pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.