Autumn Magazine 2022
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Businesses set out demands for new PM
Business leaders welcomed the election victory of Liz Truss as the UK's next Prime Minister, but warned that swift action was needed to tackle growing economic turmoil.
Birmingham 'set to host new audit watchdog'
The UK government is to move hundreds more civil service jobs from London after choosing Birmingham as home for the nation's new audit regulator, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Isle of Man remains safest place in the British Isles
The Isle of Man's Chief Constable's Annual Report, which was released in August 2022, has revealed that the Isle of Man continues to be the safest place to live in the British Isles.
Why now is the time to choose the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man offers amazing careers, entrepreneurial opportunities, and an incredible work-life balance.
Online learning yields top marks
Lockdown learning not only changed where students learned, but how. Distance- and remote-learning opened opportunities for children and young people around the world. Quality online schools flourished and continue to do so as their A level and GCSE results indicate.
UK housing market remains surprisingly buoyant
Worsening economic conditions across the globe have done little to temper the UK housing market, with prices recording a ten per cent, year-on-year rise during August.
Truss urged to press ahead with trade deals
The UK's leading trade body for exporters has stressed the importance of “harnessing the opportunities provided through international trade” to new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
UK energy crisis package 'to limit recession'
The UK Government's package to reduce the effects of surging energy prices on businesses and households could limit the damage of any recession, according to economists.
Where people and purpose mean business
Blick Rothenberg is an award-winning tax, audit and advisory firm that prides itself on putting people first. Ruth Holmes caught up with Mark Abbs, Partner and Head of Global Mobility, to find out how Blick Rothenberg aligns people, purpose and profitability to such effect.
'Devil in the detail' of business energy cap
Businesses have broadly welcomed the UK Government's promise of a scheme to lessen the financial pain of soaring energy prices, but complain that they are still in the dark about details of the rescue plan.
UK financial services spread beyond London
The UK's financial services sector has created a quarter of a million jobs in a decade - more than half of them outside London - according to a new report.
Still more UK jobs than there are jobless
The number of job vacancies in the UK declined marginally in August for the second month in a row, although the total of openings still exceeded the number of people registered as unemployed.
Report exposes business travel stress
The extent that international business travel affects the wellbeing of those undertaking such journeys has been highlighted in survey of UK travellers.
Firms ignorant over 'right to work' changes
Research has uncovered widespread unawareness among UK employers over changes over the Right to Work verification rules for employees that come into effect at the end of this month.
’Second City’ aims for commonwealth gold
The Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham from July 28-August 8, provided individuals, teams and nations with memorable moments of sporting success. Now Britain's 'second city' - along with the rest of the West Midlands - is hoping the legacy of the games will provide it with memorable moments of economic success. Coinciding with the athletes' physical endeavours on land and in the water, a $33 million Business and Tourism Programme (BTP) was launched aimed at attracting international investment and visitors to the region.
A level results 2022: students outperform trends
Students from Taunton School, Millfield and LVS Ascot are among those who overcame the odds and earned top grades this summer as the number of A- and A*-graded A levels fell as external exams returned.
GCSE results 2022: schools share their successes
The return to formal final examinations and external assessment have not put the IGCSE and GCSE Class of 2022 off their stride, as these results show.
Global trade: the UK’s prospects for new partners
If the course of true love never runs smooth, then the route to consummating a trade deal can be distinctly rocky – at least, it is if the UK's post-Brexit experience of international courtship is anything to go by, writes David Sapsted.
Risky Business: Global Mobility’s growing role in times of crisis
Today, Mark Zuckerberg’s comment “the biggest risk is not taking risks,” sounds off-key. Global Mobility, HR and their colleagues across international business face more frequent, newly identified and ‘blockbusting’ risks. Instead, IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohen’s adage, “if you don’t invest in risk management, it’s risky business” has become much more pertinent, writes Ruth Holmes.
