
Unemployment amongst young people is a challenge that is prevailing internationally. In Europe, youth unemployment rate stands at 15.1% — rising to as high as 32.3% and 27.3% in Spain and Greece, respectively.

In recent years, an increasing number of businesses in the European Union (EU) have been embracing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to meet their energy needs. These agreements offer a reliable and sustainable solution that benefits both businesses and the environment.

Throwaway culture has become commonplace in households and businesses. Defra reports that in the 2021/22 financial year, local authorities and councils in England collected 23.7 million metric tons of household waste.

With the increasing importance of digital privacy and data protection, the forthcoming UK replacement to GDPR, known as DPDI, is set to have a profound impact on British business.

The environmental act 2021 comes fully into effect this year, with substantial implications for any business generating food waste.

Employment Hero, the global cloud HR and payroll platform, has appointed Damon Anderson as UK managing director with immediate effect.

An exciting game of thought and creativity with a mathematical background; an innovative assistive app to support neurodiverse individuals; sports protection kit specially designed for the woman's body; a data gathering tool for underground infrastructure surveying – these were the winning businesses of Europe’s largest Entrepreneurship Event Gen-E 2023 in Istanbul, organised by JA Europe and hosted by JA Türkiye.

Brexit has been a divisive issue, to say the least. The past eight years have seen rigorous debate over the merits and demerits of divorce from the European Union, but the past few years have shown Brexit’s results to be in line with some of the more negative predictions put forth by ‘Remainers’.

Amidst the cost-of-living crisis, Britons are feeling the pinch more than ever with inflation remaining above 10% for the seventh consecutive month.

A new European Commission law on deforestation* will affect UK businesses by 29th June, triggering new risks and costs, says international procurement and supply chain management consultancy INVERTO, part of the Boston Consulting Group.

The Tour De France, which sees its 110th outing this summer (July 1-23), has become one of the globe's most celebrated sporting spectacles. But in all that time, and until 2012, no British rider had been able to take the coveted crown and famous Yellow Jersey.

Bagnalls is the proud winner of the Large Business Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award. The commercial painters and decorators won the accolade at the 2023 West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards.