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Employers have a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment under rules that come into effect in October. In future, employers that fail to protect workers will face steeper compensation… More

Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of businesses that have implemented generative AI (Gen AI) projects reported that they had seen return on investment (RIO) on at least one of those, according to… More

UK businesses looking to attract staff to tackle sills shortages in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are likely to have to increase budgets, re-jig work-life balance offerings and upskill staff.  Almost half (47… More

Congestion at Singapore’s largest container port hub has been at the worst levels since the pandemic over the past few weeks and could point to possible global supply chain disruption. While congestion… More

Improving sales and cashflow in the second quarter of 2024 saw UK business conditions returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC). Over half (58 per cent) of small… More

Organisations said that while sophisticated digital strategies were a must for combating digital threats, 65 per cent reported being in advanced stages of digital risk management maturity, according to a survey by Audit… More

Businesses across the Asia-Pacific region have increased efforts to improve the quality of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, but significant challenges remain. Most Chinese businesses said they were adopting ESG… More

A landmark ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court said that a local council should have considered the full climate impact of burning oil from new wells – rather than restricting its assumptions… More

Businesses that have invested heavily in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) are seeing direct results on their profitability, according to research by the consultancy Mckinsey. While those organisations represented only a small sample… More