14 September 2009

Will the UK’s new 50 per cent income tax rate for high earners raise the additional revenue the government needs to restore its balance sheet?

Good leadership comes from behaviour, not just intelligence or personality, according to a leading management expert.

A new study published this month, “Worldwide Workplace: The Web Commuting Imperative”, reveals how UK small business owners are recognising the role of flexible working practices in business, with almost two-thirds (62%) actively supporting remote working. The independent research, commissioned by Citrix Online, also shows 84% believe offering flexible hours is essential to running a successful business, with 46% stating flexible hours as the key to attracting and retaining the best talent.

An estimated 12.3 million working days are lost every year through work-related health problems. With the current economic downturn people are increasingly aware of the need to prove their own efficiency in the work place and their health may be suffering. Long hours sat at a desk hunched over the computer screen can in the long term cause more problems than just the initial aches and pains. 

At last the geeks have realised that home and work need to be interchangeable and easy, as Tattu Mobile announce the launch of the TS500 dual SIM multimedia mobile phone, which lets users to make and receive calls on either one of two SIM cards housed inside the phone.

BT Business and Nortel have revealed new independent research* statistics showing that less than one in ten (8%) of the UK's businesses trust their employees to work out of the office - despite the 42% of workers who are confident that they could do a better job remotely.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) argues that new regulations planned for the spring should be held over until later in the year as they could cost small businesses up to £800 million.

If you publish a newsletter, magazine or catalogue, you'll be aware that prices for paper pulp, ink, transportation and postage have all risen in the last 12 months. 

BT Business and Nortel have revealed new independent research* statistics showing that less than one in ten (8%) of the UK's businesses trust their employees to work out of the office - despite the 42% of workers who are confident that they could do a better job remotely.

The economic downturn will result in more business owners working from home, according to Target Chartered Accountants.

The initial findings of Ofcom's report 'Consumer experience of broadband performance', released this week, look likely to cause a stir.

2009 is predicted to be a boom year for the franchise industry according to specialist consultancy Franchise Development Services (FDS). 

While talk of income tax cuts may seem a welcome solution to the current economic crisis, they would do nothing to help the immediate plight of the 3.8 million self employed workers, who won't see any benefit until January 2010, according to experts at The Tax Advice Network.