As I See It: The government should set aside its worthy aims and objectives and give us a proper plan of action, writes TERRY MURDEN First came the rescue plan, all £2.3 billion of it. Now we have a recovery plan, the Scottish government’s response to the Higgins report. It covers everything from skills development […]
Working Life
Festive ‘normality’ will see a sackful of automation technology
Tech Talk: companies have seized on the lockdown to build more automation into their operations, says BILL MAGEE Is it me or is BoJo’s Covid-19 declaration about life becoming “virtually normal by Christmas” a bit fanciful and one straight out of the political playbook? For weeks, nae months, UK jobs agencies have been in similar […]
Forget the hatchet job, Murdoch is a great deal maker and visionary
AS I SEE IT: It was no surprise, but the BBC failed dismally to tell the real Rupert Murdoch story, says STEVE SAMPSON Rupert Murdoch is possibly the greatest media baron of all time. Make that definitely. He is also one of the greatest financiers of the age creating billions of dollars in value. His […]
Securing the digital worker in the new Covid world
Tech Talk: Ensuring your staff have proper security will help protect your network, writes ANDREW HART With multiple members of your team working from home or on furlough, can you be certain that none of them has a malicious threat on their device, ready and waiting to be unleashed on your corporate network? As lockdown […]
Getting back to business: the cost of returning from lockdown
Gary Peeling says ‘the new normal’ is looming and the cost of returning to work may surprise you The UK is getting back into business. Gradually, sector by sector, we are beginning to embrace the ‘new normal’, and businesses are once again raring to go. After the most recent loosening of lockdown measures, many pubs, […]