With the news of the collapse of the Arcadia Group, Debenhams and Bonmarche hitting the headlines, the future of the UK’s high streets has never looked more uncertain.

It’s therefore not surprising that 61% of Brits are worried that the high street as we know it is at risk of disappearing, with store closures permanently changing the retail landscape, according to research

Certainly, shops have ...

QMS International, one of the UK's biggest ISO certification companies have conducted an extensive survey about how people and business adapted to working from home when the pandemic struck.

In spring 2020 the UK was thrust into an unprecedented national lockdown, which caused a huge seismic shift across the business world. But how did businesses cope with the situation? What did they do? An...

As of the 2nd of November 2020, it became compulsory again to work from home (teleworking), unless you cannot do otherwise and your employer has a certificate.

The new Ministerial Decree {1} that entered into force from the 2nd of November brings a new obligation: if you cannot work from home, you must obtain a certificate from your employer.

Article 2, §1. of the Ministerial Decree stipula...

Consumers have since long been protected from the "power" of companies. For example, there are various types of terms which are invalid in B2C contracts. The legislator found that the power in a B2B contract is by no means always equal. In some cases this relationship is even similar to that in a B2C contract. That is why the legislator decided to extend the protection to companies when ...

Since 1 September 2006, private individuals residing in the Flemish Region have been able to benefit from a reduction in personal income tax by lending money to companies that can use financial support. Due to the coronavirus, the possibilities of the win-win loan have been eased and broadened.

The corona crisis has made it difficult for many companies to continue to pay all their invoices. They ...

African wealth is on the rise, particularly in countries such as Kenya where there has been a sizeable increase in the number of high net-worth individuals over the past decade. As such, many are investing in second passports, both as a way to do business more effectively with powerhouse entities like the US and Europe, and have an additional option for holidays or a second place to call home.

On...

Despite reports of rising unemployment during the Covid-19 pandemic, candidate experience remains a top priority for businesses. That’s according to research from global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions.

The report – in partnership with Aptitude Research – analysed a mix a quantitative and qualitive research across North America, EMEA and APAC during the pandemic t...

As companies make their employee benefit decisions for the new year, HR leaders and benefit brokers alike are focused on the new realities of the ongoing pandemic and its effect on the workplace. Purchasing Power®, a voluntary benefit company that offers a leading employee purchase program, recently conducted an informal survey of HR professionals to assess the impact that both COVID-19 and f...

The Drug Sentiment Index, a new data offering providing a glimpse into what doctors, the public and the media think about the top medications on the market, has launched today via Bloomberg Enterprise Access Point as part of the Alternative Data catalog.

A proprietary offering developed jointly by Pulsar, the leader in audience intelligence and Sermo, the leader in physician insights, the Index a...