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Small business owners happier than they ever were as employees

Despite sacrificing family time, sleep and income, company owners claim they are happier than they when they worked for someone else, research finds.

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Handwriting at work under threat, study finds

More than a third of UK recruitment professionals believe that handwriting at work will be extinct for future generations.

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Time and cost of auto-enrolment concern SMEs in 2016

Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.

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Businesses do not believe they are at risk of cybercrime

Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.

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More than half of SMEs failing on security 

Three fifths of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in severe danger of a security breach, research finds.

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Employees feel in the dark about company information

UK workers are unsatisfied with how much data is revealed to them by bosses, research finds.

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Self-employed people three times more happy 

Self-employed professionals are more likely to feel happy during work hours as they view their work as a key part of what makes them happy, research finds.

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IT skills shortage continues to impede businesses

Despite rising rates of educational attainment, employers continue to struggle to hire thanks to troubling skills shortages, a study finds.

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Self-employed people three times more happy 

Self-employed professionals are more likely to feel happy during work hours as they view their work as a key part of what makes them happy, research finds.

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IT skills shortage continues to impede businesses

Despite rising rates of educational attainment, employers continue to struggle to hire thanks to troubling skills shortages, a study finds.

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Small employers urged to take action to prepare for Living Wage compliance

With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law, research shows.

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Number of self-employed people continues to soar

The number of self-employed people has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to figures from the ONS.

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Majority of small businesses owed money from late payments

More than half (53 per cent) of Britain's small companies are owed money from late payments, with estimates totalling as much as £255 billion outstanding.

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Loss in productivity feared for Blue Monday 

'The most depressing day of the year' is expected to cost the economy tens of millions, according to a study.

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