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10 ways to encourage a safe return to the office after lockdown

Lockdown has taken its toll on both individuals and businesses, and many of us are feeling eager to return to normal, or at least a ‘new normal’. Since the Covid-19 lockdown, research shows that approximately 60 per cent of the UK’s adult population are now working from home, a transition...

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10 ways to encourage a safe return to the office after lockdown

Lockdown has taken its toll on both individuals and businesses, and many of us are feeling eager to return to normal, or at least a ‘new normal’....
Business

UK businesses could pay up to £250,000 of annual leave after Covid-19

As employees return to work, UK businesses are likely to face a backlog of annual leave requests that could cost thousands of pounds. By collecting data and analysing the average...

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LCCI launches London Chamber of Arbitration & Mediation in response to crisis

With Covid-19 continuing to ensure an increasingly unpredictable environment in which to do business, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has launched a new company to help...
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Small businesses playing critical role in helping communities during coronavirus crisis

A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shed light on the scale of small business efforts to help their communities during the current crisis. Although thousands...
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Capital sees direct employer ads dive by almost 70%

Job advertisements from direct employers’ career portals have dived by just over two thirds (67%) in April compared with the beginning of the year. That’s according to new analysis from...
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How virtual conferences are becoming a new reality for corporates

Seven Events' Sarah Hill offers her thoughts on the current state of events industry, and advises how planners can adapt to cater to a pandemic stricken market. Social distancing...
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Notice of Application for a premises licence under the gambling act of 2005

Notice of Application for a premises licence under the gambling act of 2005.
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One in three closed London small firms fear they’ll never re-open

A new study from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) underscores the threat posed to millions of livelihoods by a sudden retraction of support for small firms...
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New report tracks lockdown impact on London’s economy

London was hit first and hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, with high mortality rates and a sharp slowdown in every aspect of city life, according to a new report,...
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Part-time furloughing key to bounce-back as firms warn against “sector straightjackets”

The Bank of England latest Monetary Policy Report forecasts a five percentage point rise in the unemployment rate to 9% by next month. Such an increase would...
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Borough Market welcomes new funding lifeline for traders

Borough Market has welcomed vital new funding for its traders who had been previously excluded from government financial support. Following a campaign by the market’s constituency MP Neil Coyle, a...
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LCCI backs campaign to raise business rates relief level in London

London Chamber of Commerce & Industry has backed a campaign to support London businesses who have been left unable to receive coronavirus business rates relief funding.
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City of London residents urged to ‘pay it forward’ to help struggling local businesses

Local London Assembly Member, Unmesh Desai AM, is encouraging City of London residents to participate in City Hall’s new ‘Pay it Forward’ scheme, to support struggling local businesses during...
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Low mood and poor staff moral are 2020’s biggest business challenges

For business bosses and those running companies remotely, the relentless task of maintaining positive staff moral in 2020 might just be their biggest business challenge to date.
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National Business Women’s Awards nominations extended

Organisers of the National Business Women's Awards have announced they are extending the entry period to 14 May to accommodate all those side-tracked by the current pandemic.
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Mayor launches crowdfunding campaign for London businesses

The Mayor wants residents to support small businesses running short of cash by buying goods in advance – with vouchers they can redeem when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
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LCCI CEO calls for clarity on furlough scheme beyond 31 May

With April payroll approaching, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCC) is warning that unless banks up the pace of lending, then some of the capital’s SMEs will soon...
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How to be resilient in a crisis such as the Covid-19 outbreak

CEO of John Lyon's Charity, Dr Lynne Guyton, shares how leaders and those who are in charge of, or are responsible for, teams in organisations all over the UK...
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LCCI members step up for the NHS and London

With coronavirus continuing to impact the country and the NHS under increasing pressure, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry members are playing a key role in helping the capital...
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NHS Jobs working with LinkedIn to accelerate recruitment of critical healthcare staff

NHS Jobs, the official online recruitment service for the NHS in England and Wales, is working with LinkedIn to promote COVID-19 specific roles as ‘urgent’ on LinkedIn’s platform.
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China Chamber of Commerce in the UK donates medical supplies

China Chamber of Commerce in the UK (CCCUK) has donated the first batch of medical supplies to The Lord Mayor’s Appeal to be distributed throughout the NHS, to care...
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City alumnus start-up helps Cass students secure top finance roles

Cass Business School students have been earning sought-after graduate positions in the finance sector with help from an innovative training and recruitment simulation platform, set up by a City,...

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£500m cut to TfL capital investment

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The Mayor of London will offer all vulnerable staff a personalised assessment...
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Mayor calls for Brexit extension in light of health pandemic

The Government must ask the European Union (EU) for more time to...
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London Labour general secretary Hazel Flynn quits

Labour’s London regional director will step down at the end of this...
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10 ways to encourage a safe return to the office after lockdown

Lockdown has taken its toll on both individuals and businesses, and many...
By Ben Brown 1st June 2020
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Buy-to-let hotspots where yields are climbing despite the pandemic market lockdown

Research from lettings management platform Howsy has revealed the pockets of the UK rental...
By Ben Brown 1st June 2020
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UK businesses could pay up to £250,000 of annual leave after Covid-19

As employees return to work, UK businesses are likely to face a backlog of...
By Ben Brown 31st May 2020
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