News
UK business optimism ‘eroded’
02 Jul 2008
UK business confidence is at its lowest for 16 years, according to a survey by accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward
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Woolworths to part company with CEO
19 Jun 2008
The chief executive of troubled high-street variety retailer Woolworths has been axed as sales and share prices continue to plummet
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Other News
- Two new vice-presidents for CBI - 17 Jun 2008
- Lloyds TSB offer Northern Rock mortgagers a chance to jump ship - 05 Jun 2008
Features
The Companies Act 2006 and directors duties
There are seven duties to which all directors must adhere as part of the Companies Act. Martin Webster looks at what they mean for your board, and how far you should go in order to comply.
Meeting in New York City
Business trips to New York don't have to be all... well, business. Tom Hall, Lonely Planet travel editor, tells all.
Interview
Mighty monster
With the internet fast gaining on newspapers in the job advertising market, Colin Chinery talks to Julian Acquari, managing director of online recruitment giant Monster UK and Ireland.
We are in Chancery Lane, intersection of the City, the law and the ghosts of old Fleet Street. A bank rate trim cuts no ice, and Carey Street is just over the road. London’s mayoral election draws nearer; one job, five applicants, and the billboards read, “Boris Booed at Hustings”.
Up in Chancery House at the London headquarters of global online leader Monster UK and Ireland, the job prospects are more encouraging. Monster’s year-on Employment Index UK – a spread of online...
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Case Studies
Lockwell Electrical Wholesalers : Positively charged
Radical change throughout the business has propelled Lockwell Electrical Wholesalers to new heights, as Tom Jones told Bernie Sheehan.
Clyde Materials Handling : Rising star
Gavin Money, marketing director at Clyde Materials Handling, talked to Jayne Flannery about the company’s growth strategy.
Reading transport : The right route
James Freeman, chief executive officer, and James Carney, finance director of Reading Transport ltd talked to Jayne Flannery about a business model that offers the potential to transform the future of the city of Reading.
