Nearly a quarter of British workers say their job is actively making them unhappy, with one in ten planning to resign this month, according to new research that will intensify concerns about productivity, retention and morale across the UK workforce. The survey, conducted by international education group ACS, found that 9 per cent of employees expect to hand in their ...
I’ve been fortunate enough to walk the cavernous halls of a fair few of the world’s biggest trade shows in Las Vegas, they promised, and delivered, staggering innovation and energy. Days of relentless discovery: robots pouring cappuccinos, AI so intuitive it seemed clairvoyant, and founders who spoke about change not as a cliché but as a lived reality. These were ...
The head of the world’s largest technology trade show has accused the UK government of failing to properly support British businesses on the global stage, warning that the country is falling behind its European peers when it comes to showcasing innovation. Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association, which organises CES in Las Vegas, said Britain’s presence at ...
UK pubs and restaurants are significantly scaling back staffing levels as higher costs and weaker consumer demand continue to batter the hospitality sector. New data from Bristol-based hospitality recruitment platform Limber shows that average shift hours posted by hospitality businesses in 2025 are down 30% compared with 2022, underlining the depth of pressure facing operators across the industry. According to ...
Business confidence showed a modest improvement in December, but employers continue to rein in hiring and delay investment amid ongoing cost pressures and regulatory uncertainty, according to new data from the Institute of Directors. The IoD’s Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which tracks business leader optimism about the wider UK economy, rose to -66 in December, up from -73 in November, ...
Farmers have staged a surprise overnight blockade of major supermarket distribution centres, escalating tensions over farmgate prices and the cost pressures facing UK food producers. Shortly after midnight on Sunday 4 January, around 32 farmers used tractors to block three supermarket depots in Northamptonshire, targeting two sites operated by Tesco and one run by Sainsbury’s in the Daventry area. The ...
UK unemployment is expected to climb to its highest level in more than a decade in 2026, as economists warn that weak growth, rising employment costs and subdued private sector confidence continue to weigh on the labour market. According to The Times’ annual Economists Survey of 48 leading economists, more than two-thirds believe the unemployment rate will end 2026 between ...
A group of Britain’s most recognisable cultural figures has launched what insiders describe as a “cool, creator-led” alternative to Dragons’ Den, aiming to uncover and back the next generation of young entrepreneurs through TikTok and social platforms. The new venture, The Artists Collective, brings together Maya Jama, Jack Whitehall, Roman Kemp, Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Grennan, who have pooled their ...