Business
TEN million working people across the country will benefit from an overhaul of workers’ rights as the Government’s landmark Employment Rights Bill returns to Parliament today (Monday 21 October). The Bill will support employers, workers and unions to get Britain growing again as shown by…
OVER 250 attendees explored the innovation and potential amongst the county’s business community at the first ever Ambitious Essex Business Summit. Hosted at Hylands House in Chelmsford, the event united over 175 Essex businesses and organisations under the themes of grow, innovate and connect. Councillor…
AFTER a record-breaking summer, London Stansted and its on-site business partners will be looking to recruit staff for the winter and busy Christmas travel season next week. Almost 40 companies will be attending the airport’s autumn job fair on October 23 from 10am to 2pm…
ON Monday 14th October, Stansted Airport revealed more details of their five-year £1.1bn investment programme that will help us to deliver a wide range of benefits to passengers and help them secure links to more destinations around the world. The centrepiece of their plans is…
HOME and garden retailer Wilko has teamed up with Deliveroo to give customers access to on-demand delivery reports The Retail Bulletin. As the retailer continues its return to the high street, the service will initially launch across ten Wilko hub locations this month, including Edinburgh,…
HARLOW Council’s new cabinet member for economic development, Councillor Michael Hardware, has welcome the news that £1.1 billion will be invested in Stansted Airport. The announcement was made yesterday (14 October) by the government. More than 5,000 jobs will be created as a result of…
VIRTUAL reality therapy for people suffering from mental health disorders, using AI to manage demand on NHS services, and technology that listens to a child’s cough to assist early diagnoses are among the Essex innovations that have received thousands of pounds of funding from Arise…
EDUCATING firms to spot the signs of modern slavery and human trafficking is an important part of the Essex Police Business Crime Team’s work. They visit firms across our county to explain what to look out for so staff can identify if someone has been…
LONDON Stansted today revealed details of a five-year £1.1bn investment programme that will deliver wide-ranging benefits to passengers and help secure links to even more global destinations. The centrepiece of the plans is a £600m extension to the airport’s existing terminal, which will create a…
A 20 strong team from leading mobility retailer CareCo has raised an impressive £8000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The CareCo Corporate Social Responsibility team, took on the Jurassic Coast as part of Macmillan’s Mighty Hike initiative. After an early rise to set off from CareCo HQ in…
A MEDICAL student at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has won £20k in funding to further develop his medical app that uses artificial intelligence to assist doctors. Medily AI has been designed by 4th-year student Talha Mehmood to improve patient care and streamline clinical decision-making by…
TODAY (10 October), the government has published a once in a generation set of employment rights reforms. The Employment Rights Bill will get the labour market moving again, delivering greater flexibility for workers and businesses alike. The Bill contains 28 individual employment reforms, from ending…
THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” The UK’s largest small business group says the Budget, on 30 October, will be the Chancellor’s “first and best chance” to…
MORE than 10,000 payments worth £12.5 million have been made through the new digital service to boost people’s State Pension since it launched in April 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. People have until 5 April 2025 to maximise their State Pension by…
RECENTLY, we went down to the Changing Lives Community Services base in Bush Fair to find out a little bit more about their boxing sessions. What we did find out when we spoke to trainer Gareth Smith, was that they were more than boxing sessions.…
