This article was originally published on 21/10/2021 Generation Z (also known as Gen Z or Centennials) is increasingly represented in the UK’s workforce. Their unique experiences and expectations compared with their older millennial, Gen X, and even baby boomer colleagues require new approaches to online collaboration... Continue Reading
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Reading the news or scrolling through social media, it is hard to escape the public discussion around diversity. Movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have raised awareness of the injustices that Black people and women face, for example, and have been supported by high-profile organisations like the English... Continue Reading
With Google announcing that it’s phasing out third-party cookies, how are companies preparing to collect customer data that will help them continue to target their audience? Continue Reading
Gartner defines project management as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.” Continue Reading
Weak passwords are one of the main vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit to infiltrate personal and enterprise IT systems. However, despite the many victims of password breaches, some users still fail to follow password best practices, for both work and personal accounts. Continue Reading
With millions of employees working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have increasingly adopted employee monitoring tools to monitor their workforce. Doing so raises questions of trust, ethics, and privacy. In this article, we examine how employees and managers view these issues, as well as their rights... Continue Reading
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have sought new ways to manage their employees, many of whom are working away from the office for the first time. Continue Reading
Last week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned the UK is a “long, long, long way” away from lockdown restrictions being lifted, maintaining pressure on businesses as they continue to adapt to COVID-19. Continue Reading
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, a great deal of media attention has focused on the transition to digitally enabled remote working via technologies like collaboration and online meeting software. However, the pandemic has had a much broader impact on commercial use of technology, transforming everything from the way... Continue Reading
As we enter 2021, the total number of businesses across the country that were forced to adapt due to COVID-19 last year has increased as the pandemic has expanded. These changes have meant, for some, a complete way of doing business and for others, making some changes to fully adapt to the new requirements and... Continue Reading
The COVID-19 outbreak forced companies across the UK to embrace remote working. In many cases, this meant fast-tracking the use of new digital communication and collaboration tools to support their dispersed teams. As we enter 2021 and we move into the recovery stage of the pandemic, it is becoming increasingly clear... Continue Reading
Across the UK, the official response to the COVID-19 outbreak has featured extended periods of lockdown and strict social distancing in an attempt to limit the transmission of the virus. These measures have had wide-ranging ramifications for working practices up and down the country. In almost every sector, people have... Continue Reading
With the country back into full lockdown since the 5th November and remote work becoming the norm again, concerns about cyber security attacks are back in the main discussions of business owners and CEOs. Continue Reading
It is no secret that the UK retail industry is struggling. Just last month, the British Retail Consortium warned that the latest COVID-19 lockdown will have “a significant economic impact on the viability of thousands of shops and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country”. To help brands understand the ... Continue Reading
The pandemic is redefining the way consumers shop and retailers sell. Social distancing has become one of the industry’s greatest boundaries, so retailers are moving to eCommerce in droves. Shoppers are doing their best to avoid in-store experiences, so alternative delivery options are booming. This year’s Christmas... Continue Reading
COVID-19 continues to take a serious toll on the UK’s High Streets, with the British Retail Consortium reporting a 36.9% decline in footfall last month. Meanwhile, with social distancing restrictions in place for the foreseeable future, the crisis is driving more traffic to eCommerce merchants and changing consumer... Continue Reading
Video interviews are a useful tool for both recruiters and applicants, they provide an effective way to screen applicants remotely and allow recruiters to see the candidate in video before meeting them face-to-face. This approach not only saves recruiters money and time, but also gives recruiters and applicants more... Continue Reading
When you think about virtual reality (VR), one thinks about something rather futuristic, but, in fact, it has been around for quite some time. American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland invented the first headset in 1968 and since then it’s been a long journey for VR. Continue Reading
Augmented reality (AR) technology has been around for a while. In reality, most of us have seen it, possibly without realising. For instance, every time you use a Snapchat filter or chase a Pokemon using Pokemon GO, you are using an AR experience. Continue Reading
In the course of your work, you regularly meet new people and accumulate many business cards as you go along. You’re already looking forward to contacting and reactivating your contacts, but first, you’ll have to register their details and the business cards you’ve collected won’t digitise themselves! All the more so... Continue Reading
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of employees working remotely. And, according to Gartner, 82% of company leaders plan to allow employees to work remotely the rest of the time. Continue Reading
COVID-19 has impacted our daily life habits. Going to our regular pub for a pint or having a meal out at a restaurant may seem like a thing of the past. Continue Reading
If you are a personal trainer, we have some good news for you. Being in lockdown doesn’t mean that you can’t train your clients. The fitness industry has adapted to the digital world and provided personal trainers with the software to continue to coach their clients even when they are not in the gym. Continue Reading