Trouble in the Restaurant World?
Many would be surprised to read that 33% of the UK’s largest restaurant groups are losing money. About 35 of the biggest 100 restaurant chains are losing money this year, as compared to 20 last year according to UHY Hacker […]
How Does Your Salary Match Up in the UK?
This very interesting article shows you the average annual salaries for many jobs in the UK. Farmers apparently increased their salaries in 2016 by more than anyone else according to an annual survey. They took home 21.2% more pay than […]
How Two Orphans Have Helped So Many Others
Rob and Paul Forkan certainly couldn’t have predicted where their lives would take them. In 2004, they were on a family trip in Sri Lanka when their parents, Kevin (54) and Sandra (40) died while saving their younger siblings from […]
Splurge for Your Dog with Four Legged Fancies
For those of you who have it all – Four Legged Fancies is the place to enjoy. That’s if you’re a dog lover. This is a bakery for dogs and they are busy securing deals with Googlebox’s Steph and Dom, […]
Coffee Shop Craze in the UK
If you’re noticing more coffee shops around town – you’re not going crazy. Experts actually predict that there will be a 40% rise in the number of outlet coffee shops by 2020. At the moment, there are close to 19,000 […]
Women Earn Less Than Men During Their Lifetime
According to official data by Robert Half UK, women will earn approximately £300,000 less in their working lives than men. They earn roughly £5,700 less a year than do men, so that, over their career, men will earn on average […]
Find Out Who One First Place in the Small Shops Competition
If you’re looking for the place that was just crowned as the best small shop in England – then you’ll need to go to Hunters of Helmsley. Owned and run by husband-wife team Chris and Christine Garnett since 2008, […]
Take a Ticket to Get to the Top
Ortus, a HR recruitment specialist, has recently reported that one in six board members in the FTSE 100 are over the age of 65. The average age for board members is 57. The oldest board belongs to gold and silver […]
Recession Causes Culture of Presenteeism
A new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found a surprising and disturbing trend with the recession. They say that there is a culture of “presenteeism” sweeping across Britain, as workers fear losing their jobs if […]
Unemployment Reaching All Time High
If you’re unemployed these days in the UK, you’re not alone. Unemployment levels are, this week, hitting their highest level in 17 years. And experts are warning that those figures are going to increase even more in the next year […]