How to tackle the UK cost of living crisis – four economists have their say
A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.
Fire and rehire: Britain's new labour battleground?
An investigation by Britain's Observer newspaper claimed that nine of 13 companies accused of firing and rehiring made profits or increased executive pay.
Maximising Customer Experience with Contact Centre As A Service
Call centres have undergone radical changes in the last decade from omnichannel communication to personalised interactions in order to boost customer experience.
How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world
By focusing on six areas listed here, organizations will optimize their approach to COVID-19, while readying themselves for any similarly disruptive events in future:
Robots to the rescue: How automation can create a more equal society
Discussion on automation often focuses on dystopian outcomes but it could improve gender equality at work.
Why we need to drive diversity in education
Sheila Flavell, Chief Operating Officer, FDM Group, says problem isn't just institutional, it's cultural.
How AI, skills gaps and the gig economy are shaping the world of work
It's worth mapping key trends that are challenging traditional methods of recruitment.
Capital markets transformation: evolution not revolution
Joséphine de Chazournes, Senior Analyst at Celent and Arno Castanet, Solution Marketing Manager at Finastra explore how capital markets must evolve
Equal Pay Day: Women in retail have one of the toughest jobs in the UK
November 10 is the day that women effectively stop being paid - but for those who work in retail that's just one of many problems.
Five things we learnt from the Taylor Review about Britain's gig economy
Taylor says flexibility is key to job creation in the UK, even though millions are in insecure work.
Matthew Taylor's review into employment practices not set to dismantle gig economy
The former Prime Minister's advisor said three out of four workers wanted flexible working brought by the gig economy.
JP Morgan buys Dublin office block amid bank Brexit planning
The US bank's new building will be able to house twice the number of staff it already employs in Dublin.
Only 13% of UK workers would consider entering the gig economy in the future, Glassdoor report finds
The survey suggests that gig economy work would not replace full-time jobs in the near future.
Unions slam government over 1% pay hike for British public sector workers
Why do MPs get 1.4% wage rise when civil servants get below inflation rise?
Closing gender pay gap may take a generation says PwC
Despite the progress made, it will take another 24 years to reach earning equality in the UK.
UK government faces failure on eliminating gender pay cap after 'ignoring' MPs
Women and Equalities Committee is 'deeply disappointed' by the government's response.
Amazon to create more than 5,000 jobs in UK this year
The latest job opportunities will take Amazon's UK workforce to over 24,000.
Zero-hours contract workers earn a £1,000 less than full-time staff
Zero-hours contracts are flexible but are are being used to depress wages, says think tank.
The best comment and opinion from IBTimes UK in 2016
The world has reverberated with seismic shifts in politics and economy, and IBTimes UK was there at every stage with a fresh perspective.
PM Theresa May hires former Tony Blair aide to review British workers' rights
Matthew Taylor to scrutinise working practices in low-paid industries.
Read Liam Fox's 'glorious opportunity' speech as trade secretary promises 'smooth' Brexit
Cabinet minister made the address in Manchester today ahead of the Conservative Party conference.
'Lack of GPs' will force surgeries to close putting patients at risk
Almost 600 practices are at risk of shutting if more family doctors are not recruited.
Number of people employed on zero-hours contracts rises 20% in a year to almost one million
Office for National Statistics says more than 900,000 people not guaranteed work hours - up 150,000 from 2015.
The elite should beware – a white van and laptop rebellion is underway
Those running small businesses usually side with the elite. Increasingly, they're doing the opposite.
Why the Deliveroo strike matters for the future of workers' rights
Gig economy may mean lower prices but it relies on people who are often exploited.
EU cities looking to prise business away from London post-Brexit
IBTimes profiles the big four EU cities vying for London's crown as Europe's financial hub.
Nearly half of millennials admit they would quit if their office isn't 'smart' enough, study shows
82% of millennial employees said an office's technologies would influence job choice.
What happened to Intel? Its halcyon days are over after failing to join the mobile revolution
After slashing 12,000 jobs, is the once-mighty Intel facing a shaky future?
Gender pay gap: We need flexible working so women stop paying the motherhood penalty
A Women and Equalities Select Committee report has called for flexible working to end the gender pay gap.
Period policy: Why menstrual leave marks an 'enlightened era' of valuing women in the workplace
IBT interviews one of the women behind the 'period leave' policy to be introduced by Bristol company Co-Exist.