The crisis is a pressing time for many, with uncertainty looming in the air and many businesses having to think on the fly. It can be very tempting to put communication strategies on hold. However, now is more important than ever to be communicative, especially with many of us now confined to our homes.
28.05.2020
Blink, a new smart employee app, officially launches this week. Over the past 15 months, Blink has been developed and deployed in partnership with leading organisations including Stagecoach, Domino’s and the NHS to empower and protect frontline and key workers inside their organisations.
21.05.2020
Despite the long term recession forecast caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent Europe-wide survey by JobTeaser, student career and recruitment specialists, found that the graduate job market is more optimistic than first thought.
19.05.2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October. This decision to extend the scheme, which will continue to apply across all regions and sectors in the UK economy, comes after the government outlined its plan for the next phase of its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
14.05.2020
Founded by Randa Bennett and Patricia Salume, London-based fintech startup VeeLoop has solved the payment problem experienced by volunteers when shopping on behalf of vulnerable people during the COVID-19 lockdown.
11.05.2020
Since March 25th, award-winning luxury Welsh wash brand The GoodWash Company has donated more than 3,800 emergency wash packages and soap to all NHS trusts in Wales, food banks and even King’s College Hospital in London.
09.05.2020
With the prospect of holidays and getaways being disappearing, Andy Hibbert needed to respond quickly to reinvent his car-sharing business Car & Away, a service that was operational at Gatwick and Bristol airport allowing motorists to rent their cars out while they went on holiday. And so Karshare.com was born amid the COVID-19 crisis.
08.05.2020
Online design resource rawpixel has partnered with the Behavioural Sciences team at Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) to reveal which COVID-19 messages resonate best with the public, and today rawpixel has launched a library of best in class free assets to help individuals and businesses effectively convey these messages.
08.05.2020
Masks, hand sanitisers, meals, tech... the list of needs is endless but vital to help key workers take care of the most vulnerable and those handling the virus. To continue to heal the patients, the NHS staff require PPE and are in constant need of more, so companies around the country are taking action to provide them with protective equipment.
08.05.2020
As Singapore extends its lockdown until June, it has been tough to watch this cruel disease spread from Asia across the planet and back again. Right across the world, the startup sector is suddenly faced with a common enemy and is working out new ways of conducting business to survive. Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures explores how startups and tech can be vital to the recovery of an economy.
06.05.2020
As the coronavirus continues, and people adapt to this new normal, questions about what the impact on the economy will be. In this article, Joe Procopio shares his tips to help you bounce back if your professional circumstances have changed.
05.05.2020
In the current testing times, internet traffic usage has soared, and organisations are scrambling to ensure that their business can continue to operate effectively. Early estimates show that internet traffic has increased 50-70% mainly due to a combination of working from home and increased video streaming.
01.05.2020
Last week, UK social enterprise Change Please, began serving free coffee from its temporary barista station at the NHS Nightingale EXCEL in London. With funding from WeWork and Chivas, their baristas are serving coffee to NHS staff who are working non-stop to treat COVID-19 patients, helping to boost morale and provide some welcome fuel and rejuvenation.
30.04.2020