Hannah Prevett

The Green Party’s proposal for paid leave for periods may go nowhere, but the idea will be worth it if employers recognise the toll taken on their staff

Hospitality firms say entitlement to SSP on first day off is encouraging staff not to turn up, meaning paid cover has to be found and adding to rising costs

The local economy has outperformed the UK, driven by its startups, talent pool and public-private collaborations. But smaller firms still struggle to grow

Many successful entrepreneurs and executives claim to be up with the lark or even earlier. Is a 5am start essential to success, or are we being sold a myth?

Entrepreneurs write to PM in waiting to say ‘we are at a precipice’ amid fears that measures such as a higher capital gains levy will harm business creation

The co-founder of the beer brand is understood to be lining up his second attempt this year to regain control of the Scottish brewer

So says a survey of UK employees — as even businesses that talk a good game on work-life balance end up rewarding those who never switch off

The government is finally consulting on changing the law to bring salary transparency

The US tech giant says the PM is forgetting that companies ought to create an ‘environment where every candidate can perform at their best’

No wonder many company benefits fail to resonate: research shows one in five employers misunderstand what their workers really appreciate