Productivity

Barclays as Big Brother, storms batter insurance companies, Redcar steels itself for renewal

The TUC says Barclays’ surveillance of its employees is ‘dystopian’ after it was revealed the bank uses software to monitor how long employees spend at their desks and issues warnings if they are away for too long. Bosses have been running a test of the system in the London office…

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Treasury Committee urges MPs to reform ‘broken’ business rates

The government has been urged to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is continuing to affect high street retailers, a Treasury committee has said. An influential group of MPs has asked the government to examine alternatives to property tax, which puts more pressure on high street retailers than…

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BRC ‘disappointed’ with business rates relief in Queen’s speech

The British Retail Consortium has responded to the Queen’s speech, praising its approach to crime and sustainability but was “surprised and disappointed” at its approach to business rates. Commenting on the speech, which tackled issues such as immigration, crime, business rates and brexit, The BRC said: “The Government should implement…

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Pet industry celebrates Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Bring Your Dog to Work Day has been embraced by the industry, since its launch in 2014 by pet care brand HOWND. Here is how the industry its celebrating this year. Pet food manufacturer Fish4Dogs are among many sponsors for the yearly event, and are already a dog friendly office,…

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Companion Consultancy launches training division for retail sector

Following the recent appointment of Emma Sharp, veterinary-run PR and marketing agency Companion Consultancy, has announced the launch of a new training and development service. Sharp, whose background includes over 20 years of experience working within sales, will head up the new training division. On offer will be a diverse…

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Diva Pets to invest in business with alternative funding

Diva Pets will be investing in new products, services and staff training to grow its dog grooming and pet supply business thanks to an alternative funding solution – the Business Cash Advance. The solution was made available through Liberis Finance, a funding provider for small businesses. Liberis’ Business Cash Advance…

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Seven ways to measure success

As we wind down from the busiest time of year in the pet care sector, we need to give thought to our successes over the past 12 months and how to quantify them. If you have been rushed off your feet with the general running of your enterprise, or lost…

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UK Bring Your Dog to Work Day to take place on Friday

This Friday will be the UK’s fifth Bring Your Dog to Work day, businesses will be encouraged to let employees bring their dogs in with them in order to raise money for charity. The event, founded and organised by pet grooming product manufacturer Hownd will aim to raise money for…

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Pets at Home announce £2.5m warehouse update

Pets at Home has signed a £2.5m deal with Conveyor Networks to implement a warehouse automation project at its distribution centre in Northampton. The update comes as the company has seen “trifold growth” in ecommerce parcels and hopes that the new technology will “drive efficiencies, achieve greater productivity and deliver…

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Paper-reliant retailers risk losing staff to tech-savvy competitors

Almost nine in 10 employees admit they would prefer to work for a retailer that has embraced digital technology, research by mobile data capture service WorkMobile has found. The survey found that 89 percent of workers believe it would be more beneficial working for a retailer that invests in digital…

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