New data released from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, reveals that middle market firms are continuing to report sustained growth despite ongoing macroeconomic pressures.

According to Chubb and NCMM's 2022 Mid-Year Middle Market Indicator, despite the 11 percentage-point drop in global economic ...

The pharmaceutical sector continues to fall short on job applicants with recent data showing a 41% decline in people applying for vacancies between May 2022 and June 2022, threatening the UK’s status as a global pharmaceuticals leader. That’s according to the latest data from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.

Broadbean’s statistics also reveal a 25% decline in the n...

Ransomware attacks show no sign of slowing, according to a new research report, ‘2022 Impacts: Ransomware attacks and preparedness’, published today by Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security. A recent survey found that a third of organisations experience a ransomware attack at least once a week, with one in 10 experiencing them more than once a day.

The research, conducted among 500+ IT secu...

New data reveals that the majority (78%) of job seekers are dropping out or considering dropping out of the recruitment procedure due to lengthy and complex processes, exacerbating the skills crisis. That’s according to new research from specialist background screening and identity services firm, Sterling.

According to the data, which comes from a global survey of more than 1,200 HR professional...

On the 9th of August, 2007, French bank BNP Paribas froze three of its US funds due to US subprime mortgage problems. The value of mortgage debt crumbled, and banks stopped lending to one another. Bailouts came thick and fast in 2008 as investors lost confidence in the banking system.

We can see parallels with today as volatility hits stocks, the housing markets begin to cool, and an energy crunc...

Application numbers in white-collar jobs are at breaking point, with recent data showing a 35% decline between May 2022 and June 2022. That’s according to the latest data from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.

Broadbean’s statistics also reveal a 28% decline in the number of applicants year-on-year between June 2021 and June 2022, a figure that could be explained by...

UK businesses are introducing a range of new perks to hold on to staff but are failing on pay and flexibility, according to research from business performance consultancy, Ayming UK.

The Great Resignation is putting lots of pressure on businesses. 78% of firms report an increase in recruitment and training costs while 63% say staff turnover is impeding growth plans and 60% say it is harder to ma...

A staggering 96% of community bank leaders expect a recession to hit within the next 18 months, according to a new survey by IntraFi, a leading fintech that runs the largest bank deposit network.

Bank CEOs, presidents, COOs, and CFOs from 388 unique institutions nationwide were evenly split between those who saw a recession by the end of this year and those who said it would begin sometime in 202...

Receiving periodic incentive payments temporarily boosts employees’ performance outcomes, research from ESCP Business School reveals.

Argyro Avgoustaki, Professor of Management at ESCP, co-authored a study with Dr Hans Frankort of Bayes Business School, which found that after receiving payments for performance in incentivized tasks, employees temporarily put more effort into unincentivized tasks....