HS2, the proposed high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe will be opened in 2027 – six years earlier than planned. The London to Birmingham route was originally due for completion by 2026, and to Manchester and Leeds by 2033. The Chancellor, George Osborne announced that ex-head of the CBI business group John Cridland would […]

Discover the secrets to Red Carpet Ready makeup and skincare at Charlotte’s NEW flagship store in Covent Garden   Charlotte Tilbury’s first UK stand-alne store in London’s Covent Garden was revealed on Saturday, amid a flurry of beauty journalists.   Inspired by the boudoirs belonging to Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, you will step inside the […]

Entrepreneurs and business people are spending around three hours a week in cafés, hotel lobbies, and clubs in between business meetings meaning they typically spend around £700 a week in London (excluding travel). New business members clubs are the smarter alternative for many. Are we seeing a paradigm shift in the way people meet and […]

Hakkasan Group global expansion continues with five new establishments in Asia-Pacific and the United States.   Enter any Hakkasan establishment and you enter a different world: seductive and futuristic lighting, potent cocktails and, of course, Hakkasan’s delicious cooking – so delicious that even supermodels find themselves caving.    Fans will be excitied to hear that […]

  How early did you check your phone this morning? If the answer was first thing – read on…   If you’ve occasionally bumped into people on the street, or are often clueless about what’s going on around you, chances are you love your smartphone, so much so that scientists have given this obsession a […]

There’s nothing like the sweet aroma of coffee to get you out of bed and functioning like a normal human being in the morning. Turn’s out this little bean has some big benefits too…    A new study has found a simple tool to help keep off unhealthy weight…coffee. New evidence published in the European […]

Waking up in winter is rarely fun, mornings are often cold and always dark – and turning off the alarm clock and snuggling back under the duvet is a thought that I’m sure most of us experience.   Human beings have an endogenous circadian rhythmicity in physiology that is adapted to the solar cycle of […]

Employers who offer bonus and rewards schemes are missing out by not directing rewards and benefits to the sections of the workforce where they will have the most impact.   A survey of 1,008 British workers conducted by One4all Rewards as part of the Push The Button Report, revealed that many UK businesses are incorrectly […]

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and business pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen have been named as this year’s winners of two of the highest accolades in the management profession. Wales will receive the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) 2015 Gold Medal Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership, whilst Cohen’s accomplishments in the financial world and in social […]

New Research Finds That “Seekenders” – Those Who Take Regular Short-Breaks and Choose Experiences Over Material Wealth – Hold the Key to Happy Holidaying   Research out today by Hampton by Hilton has revealed a trend among Brits to forgo the big, annual holiday in favour of regular short breaks, to seek value for money […]

Another busy week in the office? Most of us are likely to have felt stressed at some point. You can manage stress through eating habits – Super foods can help… Sitting down too long behind a desk can also cause your metabolism to slow, increasing your chances of becoming overweight. As a result, your work performance may […]

British companies are losing on average 23.5 days of productive time per employee each year as staff take time off sick and underperform in the office as a result of ill-health. This is equivalent to each worker losing more than an entire working month of productive time annually. When translated into monetary terms, unhealthy lifestyles […]

Jobseekers are not taking advantage of technology when it comes to applying for jobs, which is preventing companies saving time and money when recruiting.   Three in four (78%) Brits describe themselves as ‘tech-savvy’– adopters and users of all things digital. However, this tech-enthusiasm has not crossed into the world of job-seeking, with just 15% […]

They say age is only but a number, but an increase in age discrimination complaints reveals that for many Australian employers age is an important factor when hiring staff.   A national inquiry by the Australian Human Rights Commission into workplace discrimination has found a third of people who had been discriminated against gave up looking for […]

One in six employers say their staff are still confused about the new pension freedoms, over six months after they were introduced. Asked what level of understanding their employees had when it came to the changes – which give savers more flexibility than ever before as to how they access their pension – and how […]

How necessary are curricula vitae for jobseekers? Jobseekers will spend hours perfecting their CVs this coming January, as the New Year is a peak time for job searches with people seeking pastures new.   Studies have shown that the average recruiter looks at a CV for a mere seven seconds before deciding whether to put […]

Can’t remember the last time you had a worry-free evening? It’s all about next-day planning.   If you are looking for a stress-free evening, it might be worth spending just a little bit longer at work, yes really. Hard to believe, but according to a study published in the Journal of Organisational and Occupational Psychology […]

With custom mobile technology, Egencia is the first TMC to build worldwide, personalised mobile air booking experience for business travellers.   Egencia® has just announced the global availability of mobile features that allow its travellers to now shop and book air travel with Egencia® TripNavigator. This makes Egencia the first business travel company to build […]