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Britain’s economic resurgence has caught the whole world by surprise
The numbers all point to blistering growth as the hit from Brexit continues to diminish each month Two cheers for the British Wirtschaftswunder. It may not be an economic miracle, but the accelerating recovery now under way is a breathtaking turn of fortunes for the much denigrated Brexit economy. The UK will probably regain pre-Covid…
Read MoreShould geography change salary? And other questions for remote working post-pandemic
In 2019, just 30% of UK employees worked from home. But that was pre-pandemic, pre-lockdown, pre-remote working. Today, as we cautiously move towards opening up again, expectations in the workplace are very different. COVID-19 launched the world into a mass homeworking experiment, triggering a change in lifestyles and employee expectations. The upshot is that now…
Read MoreEntering the recruitment world remotely – a grad’s view
Entering the recruitment world remotely – a grad’s view I was under no illusion that venturing into the world of recruitment would be a big step up from anything I had done previously, but somehow I still managed to underestimate the amount of adjustment it would take. I’d had a few office jobs prior to…
Read MoreRishi Sunak admits working from home is ‘probably’ here to stay
Rishi Sunak admits working from home is ‘probably’ here to stay The Chancellor said that working from home was obviously the ‘big unknown’ to have emerged from Covid-19…. What does that mean for our clients and professionals in terms of workforce, hiring, onboarding, support and productivity; and what do we think will be happening when…
Read MoreWhere should leaders stand on ‘no jab, no job’?
Where should leaders stand on ‘no jab, no job’? As the volume of coronavirus transmissions continues to fall within the UK, leaders are setting their sights on planning for some semblance of new normal – what will likely be a hybrid model between remote working and office-based collaboration Interesting points of view in the full…
Read MorePolice warn students to avoid science website
One of the areas we cover here at Telnthawk is IT Security and Governance and our our consultant David Jenkins came across this article, where police have warned students in the UK against using a website that they say lets users “illegally access” millions of scientific research papers. Further information can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-56462390
Read MoreMinister hints at UK departure from GDPR
Considering the effort that was made by UK and Global business with EU based data subjects its interesting to see the potential flexibilty (good or bad) of Brexit. The government has sent a first signal of its intention for UK data protection laws to part company with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. In a…
Read MoreTHIS IS WHAT MAKES ONBOARDING REMOTE WORKERS SO DIFFICULT
As a further perspective on one of our blogs around remote onboarding…..Maybe on your first day of work you’ll be allowed to enter the office once for a short introductory meeting. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a tour of empty departments afterwards. Someone points to an empty desk that will one day be yours. Instead…
Read MoreNationwide tells 13,000 staff to ‘work anywhere’
This could really set the scene for the futre of financial services in the UK, traditionally office based, this is quite the shif of mentality. We wonder who will follow suit…. Nationwide is to allow 13,000 office staff to choose where they work under a new flexibility scheme. The UK’s biggest building society said its…
Read MoreTide proposes Open Banking data fees to incentivise banks
Tide proposes Open Banking data fees to incentivise banks Business banking platform Tide has accused the UK’s banks of dragging their feet on Open Banking, arguing for the introduction of data fees to incentivise the sector to promote wider uptake. In a submission to the Competition and Markets Authority review into governance arrangement for the…
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