Manufacturing has come a long way since the industrial revolution. Mechanisation and steam power paved the way for mass production, which has since evolved into automation, robotics and digitised manufacturing systems. Recent technological developments are continuing to transform the sector ...
Drivers in Britain have seen their choice of battery electric car models quadruple in the past five years as manufacturers commit to delivering the UK’s ambition of being the first major car market to go zero emission. There are now ...
Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 606,000, new figures released this morning reveal. The significant surge in legal migration for 2022 has hit the highest level on record, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...
Germany slipped into an official recession over the winter, triggered by family finances being crushed by sky high energy bills, official figures out today show. Revised estimates from the country’s statistics agency, Destatis, revealed gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.3 ...
Experts say fear could be keeping over 50s from returning to work, as economic inactivity (the number of people not in the labour force) amongst 50-64 year olds remains eight times higher than pre-pandemic levels. 50-64 year olds comprise a ...
Americans are in a time of rising labor unrest and activism, including multiple unionization campaigns, regulatory and legal changes to make it easier for unionization efforts to succeed, the “Fight for $15” minimum wage agitation, and the Hollywood writer’s strike. ...
Anne Boden is stepping down as chief executive of Starling Bank, nine years after founding the company. The Welsh businesswoman said it was the right time to step aside as it reported a record pre-tax profit of £195m, a six-fold ...
There is something rather troubling at the moment regarding the future funding of UK (SMEs. Certain media commentators will have you believe that ‘traditional’ lenders are in full retreat, neither having the appetite nor the resources to take a risk. ...
Young Enterprise has provided 7.2 million young people with practical financial and enterprise education opportunities since being founded in 1962, including 1.1 million young people who have started Young Enterprise businesses. The leading financial and enterprise charity announced the landmark ...
Scores of companies who have suspended their membership of the CBI will be allowed to vote on the business lobby group’s future at a crucial meeting next month. It is understood that the CBI will permit companies including AstraZeneca, BP, Marks ...