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Payment leaders face modernisation hurdles despite confidence gap

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Despite 69% of payments leaders seeing their firms as market frontrunners, only 44% prioritise innovation amid legacy and regulatory hurdles.
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Flexible work, AI & wellbeing to shape workplaces by 2026

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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By 2026, AI, flexible work, and wellbeing will reshape workplaces, with firms prioritising local hubs, skill-based hiring, and employee satisfaction to boost growth.
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Employers & staff divided over who should pay for AI training

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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A global survey reveals employers and staff clash over who should fund AI training, risking delays in digital transformation and workplace morale.
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Organisations align HR & IT to boost employee experience

Mon, 24th Nov 2025
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Organisations are merging HR and IT to improve employee experience, boosting collaboration as digital tools and AI reshape the workplace landscape.
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Budget 2026 proposals prompt concerns from tech & construction

Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
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UK Budget 2026 sparks concern in tech and construction over investment, tax changes, and public spending's impact on growth and business confidence.
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Hidden costs in finance teams threaten company growth ambitions

Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
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Hidden inefficiencies in finance teams, including manual processes and data errors, are undermining firms' ambitions for growth and expansion, research shows.
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UK faces mounting STEM talent exodus amid tighter visa rules

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Amid rising visa hurdles, 23% of UK STEM employers report losing skilled workers abroad, threatening future growth in vital science and tech sectors.
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Software Combined expands into Europe with WCC Group purchase

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Software Combined broadens its European presence with WCC Group acquisition, marking its 13th global deal since 2020 and third in the region this year.
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Pluxee launches UK app to boost employee savings & wellbeing

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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Pluxee unveils a UK app to help employees save up to GBP £1,200 yearly via cashback, salary sacrifice schemes, and wellbeing support in a single platform.
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Enterprise software complexity costs UK economy GBP £32 billion

Tue, 11th Nov 2025
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Complex enterprise software is costing the UK economy GBP £32 billion yearly, with wasted investments and lost productivity hindering business growth.
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Scotland urged to seize AI opportunity & build global tech hub

Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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Scotland must harness its renewable energy and data centres to become a global AI hub, driving economic growth and innovation, experts urge.
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Rising pressures push one in three DBAs to consider career change

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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One in three database administrators in the UK are considering career changes amid rising work pressures and growing complexity, says new report.
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Poor IT support lowers morale & performance across UK firms

Sat, 25th Oct 2025
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Poor IT support is harming morale and performance across UK firms, with 72% of IT pros reporting negative impacts on job satisfaction, TOPdesk finds.
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AI & industrial data drive manufacturing towards autonomy

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Manufacturers are increasingly adopting AI and connected data to enable autonomous operations, boosting efficiency, resilience and real-time decision-making.
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Cybersecurity teams in Europe battle more attacks amid slow reforms

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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European cybersecurity teams face rising attacks despite slight budget and staff improvements, struggling to keep pace with growing threats and slow reforms.
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Rising talent drain as career growth stalls & AI fears mount

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Top performers are quitting as career progression stalls and fears over AI strategies grow, causing rising talent drain across all industries globally.
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AI reshapes workplace learning as L&D budgets & metrics evolve

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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AI is transforming workplace learning as businesses across the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand boost L&D budgets and adopt data-driven metrics.
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Top talent exits rise as AI & career stagnation fuel anxiety

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Top talent is leaving across all industries as AI concerns and stalled career growth fuel anxiety, reveals Workday's Global Workforce Report.
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Gen Z urges workplaces to adopt visual & AI-first tools

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Gen Z professionals urge UK workplaces to adopt visual, AI-powered collaboration tools, citing improved creativity and communication efficiency.
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Skill gaps & AI resistance threaten UK workforce readiness

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Only 10% of UK firms are confident their workforce has the AI and technology skills needed for future growth, with staff resistance and skill exaggerations worsening gaps.