Covered
‘Pulling a sickie’ is familiar territory for employees, but an inconvenience for employers. Figures worryingly show that £900 million is the economic cost of UK employees feigning sickness each year. Adzuna.co.uk surveyed more than 3,500 employees to find out how many employees had ‘pulled a sickie’ in each UK region in 2017. Adzuna also […]
According to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company almost half of consumers did nothing over Valentine’s Day last year and this increased by 2.5ppt on 2016. Eleanor Parr, Retail Analyst at GlobalData said, “As consumer real income falls and sentiment around Valentine’s Day continues to be pessimistic we forecast […]
Although UK sales on Valentine’s gifts and cards are set to achieve the £1 billion mark this year, growth is expected to slow on 2017 as shopping at discounters for the occasion becomes more prevalent. This year consumers are forecast to spend £1.1bn on gifts and cards for loved ones, […]
94% OF RETAIL BUSINESSES MISSING OUT ON TAX EXEMPT GIFTS THAT BOOST STAFF PRODUCTIVITY AND MORALE AN INCREASING number of bosses within the retail sector would like to regularly gift their staff but feel limited by budgets, according to new research. However, only 12% of retail employers are aware […]
The average worker will earn more than £1.1 million in wages during their life, a study has found. Researchers who studied the earnings of 2,000 people revealed they will typically bank £1,123,164 in pay over an average 48-year working career. According to the study, the average worker earns £23,399.25 a […]
77% of investors brush off Brexit concerns, but over half lose confidence in the Government 3.63 million investors look to traditional asset classes over cryptocurrencies in 2018 New research carried out among more than 2,000 UK adults by Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed how investors are planning to manage their […]
New research shows 11% of working Brits plan to start their own business by the end of 2018, and 8% plan to start their own business by the end of 2019 Almost half (49%) say they would like to become their own boss at some point in their career More […]
Millions of workers have called in sick – only to find themselves replying to work emails and taking phone calls from their sick beds, a study has found. While many are frequently too unwell to make it in, the sheer weight of work waiting for them and pressure from their […]
Only 57.6% of small businesses use social media A mere 42% of British businesses had a blog last year 3 in 10 users find supporting their favourite brands on social media important Only 49.5% of small businesses link to their social media pages on their website With an estimated new […]
UK town centre sales declined to £108.3bn in 2017, but spending will grow 0.2% in 2018, says GlobalData The UK town centre retail market been in decline since 2015, but it is forecast to rise 0.2% in 2018 and will continue to grow out to 2022, with sales in the […]
