Gig economy boosts income for many of its 1.3 million workers
New CIPD research provides first robust estimate of the size of the gig economy and highlights need for greater clarity over and enforcement of employment rights.
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New CIPD research provides first robust estimate of the size of the gig economy and highlights need for greater clarity over and enforcement of employment rights.
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The kitchen is the heart of workplace arguments and annoyances according to new research.
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Losing a job creates a ‘new normal’ for our wellbeing that never goes back to pre-unemployment levels, a new international study reveals.
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Business owners reveal what they love most about starting and owning their own business in a new study.
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Two fifths of SMEs highlight a lack of experience as a major barrier for young applicants in the hiring process.
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Europe’s most powerful business women have more children than the European average, a new study reveals.
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Media planners are favouring contextual data and insights when it comes to defining advertising strategies.
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Small businesses request a faster, more flexible way to apply and receive business loans to cover shortfalls.
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Media planners are favouring contextual data and insights when it comes to defining advertising strategies.
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Small businesses request a faster, more flexible way to apply and receive business loans to cover shortfalls.
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Nearly two thirds of self-employed people do not know how they will manage to buy their first home, with many giving up being self-employed to save for a mortgage.
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IT issues are costing small businesses valuable time, effort and profits, as they don't have the tools needed to tackle them.
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The UK economy is doing well, with unemployment at an 41 year low, but the short lived pay recovery is set to slow.
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The government has made a shocking U-turn on their plans to raise NI contributions for the self-employed, by scrapping the initiative altogether.
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