Symatrix, a Manchester-based Oracle HCM and ERP partner, has announced that HM Land Registry has chosen its fully managed payroll service, SymplyPay, based on Oracle Cloud Payroll, to deliver accurate, reliable and timely salary payments for its 6,700-strong employee base. Symatrix is now HM Land Registry’s payroll team,...
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Two in three (67%) UK businesses believe offering flexibility to their workers is crucial if they are to successfully retain and attract talent, according to a new report. Businesses realise they cannot compete on salary alone and instead offering flexibility is key to helping companies manage the rising costs of running their...
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Today’s digital-first business landscape means companies need to ramp up their Digital Transformation. A proven roadmap for successful Digital Transformation combines the power of rapid software development with a process emphasising people, portfolio assessment and enterprise-wide strategic alignment. Mendix, a Siemens business...
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Forterro is a London-based software company with around 11,000 SME manufacturing customers across Europe. Paul Smolinski, Chief Financial Officer of Forterro, tells us more about the company and how he is a people person who likes to be open with his staff and hopefully empower them. Describe your current job role: Forterro is a...
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Business Strategy
Editor’s Question: What are your thoughts on the introduction of a four-day week?
Chantel Emilius, Executive Director of Culture & Engagement at Freedom, explains her thoughts on a four-day week – It’s been a turbulent few years for both employees and employers alike, from managing the uncertainties of the pandemic and the subsequent change in working conditions and expectations to the continuing...
Tech
UK to accelerate research on 5G and 6G technology as part of £110 ...
Research and development on next-generation 5G and 6G wireless technology and telecoms security is to be ramped up as part of a £110 million UK government investment. Three top UK universities have been awarded £28 million to develop next-generation 6G network technology while a...
Three-quarters of UAE organisations are concerned about printing energy use
Research commissioned by Epson with regional decision-makers has shown that nearly two-thirds (58%) of UAE corporate respondents want to reduce energy costs and 72% say they’re concerned about the energy use of printers given the increases in energy costs. The survey of more than 5,650 technology users and...
Turning obstacles into opportunities and flying the banner of FinTech enablement
Determined to play a pivotal role in meaningful FinTech enablement, Ukheshe Technologies, a leading FinTech enablement partner, is committed to driving the creation of an accessible and sustainable digital economy. This is particularly important in emerging markets as the increase in mobile access has created a new frontier of...
The rising cost of running a business forces more companies to think flexibly
Two in three (67%) UK businesses believe offering flexibility to their workers is crucial if they are to successfully retain and attract talent, according to a new report. Businesses realise they cannot compete on salary alone and instead offering flexibility is key to helping companies manage the rising costs of running their...
Lack of IT skills greatest data security challenge Australian enterprises face
Rubrik, the Zero Trust data security company, has announced the Australian findings from its inaugural State of Data Security report, commissioned by Rubrik and conducted by Wakefield Research. Among the key findings regarding the most pressing challenge, Australian cybersecurity leaders face in securing their...
Private sector employment in US increased by 235,000 jobs at end of 2022
Private sector employment in the USA increased by 235,000 jobs in December and annual pay was up 7.3% year-over-year, according to the December ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The jobs report and pay insights use...
Get to know: Paola Bonilla, Executive Director, CRC Colombia
On the lighter side of things, we ask Paola Bonilla, Executive Director, Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) in Colombia, what makes her tick. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement? A significant one was returning to the CRC as commissioner. Since I stopped working there in 2014, I have always had the...
Tech Trends
Technology predictions for the year ahead
Small and medium-sized enterprises may not have the budgets to invest in all of the latest technology advances, but they still need to keep up with an increasingly digital landscape. SMEs need to choose carefully when spending their...
Video analysis could revolutionise manufacturing – but privacy must come f...
Intelligent video systems can offer much more than simply surveillance as an anti-theft measure. It can instead gather useful data about patterns, trends and anomalies in manufacturing procedures and employees’ activities, which...
Sixty percent of employees using AI regard it as a co-worker, not a job...
New research has found that organisations are far more likely to derive value from Artificial Intelligence when their workers do so as well. The global survey revealed that sometimes workers were not even aware they were using the...
Eleven of the best link-building strategies to grow your SEO
Starting out on your link-building journey can seem daunting at first. It’s also one of the most effective SEO strategies behind on-page content and keyword research. SEO experts from digital marketing agency, Glass Digital, have...