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Three quarters of companies worldwide have introduced flexible working policies

Employees have been empowered to vary their hours and work from home or on the move.

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Bristol named as the capital for new businesses

The West Country city tops a study of the country's best locations for entrepreneurs to start a business.

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SME confidence shaky against backdrop of economic uncertainty 

Expectations that the economy will improve over the next 12 months are substantially down from previous highs in the last quarter, a study shows.

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Employees struggle to locate support for mental health issues

Nearly a third of UK employees feel unsure about who to talk to or where to find help or support regarding mental health issues, research finds. 

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Small business owners happier than they ever were as employees

Despite sacrificing family time, sleep and income, company owners claim they are happier than they when they worked for someone else, research finds.

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Handwriting at work under threat, study finds

More than a third of UK recruitment professionals believe that handwriting at work will be extinct for future generations.

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Time and cost of auto-enrolment concern SMEs in 2016

Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.

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Businesses do not believe they are at risk of cybercrime

Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.

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Time and cost of auto-enrolment concern SMEs in 2016

Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.

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Businesses do not believe they are at risk of cybercrime

Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.

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More than half of SMEs failing on security 

Three fifths of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in severe danger of a security breach, research finds.

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Employees feel in the dark about company information

UK workers are unsatisfied with how much data is revealed to them by bosses, research finds.

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Self-employed people three times more happy 

Self-employed professionals are more likely to feel happy during work hours as they view their work as a key part of what makes them happy, research finds.

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IT skills shortage continues to impede businesses

Despite rising rates of educational attainment, employers continue to struggle to hire thanks to troubling skills shortages, a study finds.

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