Business Reporter

After several years of low or no pay rises, employers are coming under pressure to offer more. Now is the time to rethink your reward strategy The recession played havoc with employers’ carefully crafted reward schemes. Many organisations were forced to impose pay cuts and freezes and reduce working hours. Add to this rising inflation [...]

Who says print is dead? In this digital world, the industry is evolving and innovating, meeting the challenges of a changing world The way in which people communicate with customers, suppliers and staff has changed dramatically in recent years. Much has been written about the demise of print in this new world and it is [...]

Businesses don’t have to break the bank – or the rules – to enjoy and impress during the events this summer The greatest show on earth is less than five months away, and the numbers and logistics involved in staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London are mind- boggling. Thousands of athletes and millions [...]

An organisation’s assets have to perform like never before and facilities management is at the centre of this improvement drive In the current economic climate, an organisation’s assets have to perform like never before. In both the private and public sectors everything from the property portfolio to the workforce needs to be contributing efficiently to [...]

From optimism and action to uncertainty and caution, the highs and lows of 2011 are giving way to a mergers and acquisitions market that’s reshaped for an even stronger future What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2010, everyone buying, selling or advising in the field of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) was [...]

It’s all very well coming up with ideas and promises for your company’s future – it’s how you put them into practice that counts Annual reports are full of it. Companies big and small, faced with a glossy publication and the need to spread a few thousand words across several pages, pronounce their every move [...]

Precious metals have hit record prices this year, and more and more people are clamouring for a share of the riches – almost to the point of obsession In 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation is planning its second moon mission, called Chandrayaan-2. One of its principal mandates is to find indications that mining the [...]

Manufacturers are utterly dependent on supply chains whether it is sourcing parts or getting goods to market. But even the best prepared can fall foul of the unexpected The death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-eastern Japan in March was huge and terrible. But there was another, less obvious casualty worldwide. Faith [...]

Harness the opportunities 2012 can offer,or face being left behind A celebration that lifts the nation and boosts its profile around the world. These were the aims and achievements of the Festival of Britain whose 60th anniversary has been remembered across this year. Six decades later there are many parallels between that national occasion and [...]

Businesses can’t always prepare for disaster, but good management and planning can turn adversity into advantage It is poignant to note that this report on risk management is published four years after the start of the world’s greatest financial crisis since the 1930s – and ten years after the 9/11 terror attacks. The financial crisis [...]