The Japanese economy is massive – the third largest in the world and bigger than both the UK and Germany combined.
But while there’s a large market to tap into, flying out to talk turkey in Tokyo will cost a packet – so doing business by conference call instead? It’s cost-effective, convenient and requires nothing more than a landline or mobile phone.
The pandemic saw more of us working from home than ever before. If you’re looking to make it a permanent arrangement (or even a semi-permanent one), check out our 11 invaluable tips to setting up an office at home.
It’s September 1st and it feels like autumn is already upon us.
If you’re still working from home and the novelty wore off ages ago, the coming of the darker and colder days might be filling you with dread. If you miss the office, you might struggle without the re-assuring repetitiveness of your daily commute and the friendly banter from your team, you may be feeling as bleak as the weather.
Not everyone finds it easy to work from home, especially if you are distracted by children, your partner (who is also trying to work from home), household chores and the doorbell constantly ringing. Here are some suggestions on how to keep your motivation levels up whilst working from home
Today (Thursday, August 26, 2021)is National Dog Day – a day to celebrate all dogs and encourage adoption.
So let’s take a look back to a piece we did on Friday, June 21, 2019 – which was that year’s ‘national ‘bring your dog to work day’. A day that also hoped to set record is set for the world’s largest canine conference call.
Companies of all sizes right across the world rely on a reliable conference call service to keep in touch with clients and colleagues. Most of the bigger companies also use a teleconference to relay news to shareholders and the wider business.
Here’s a round up of the most recent conference call news.
Last week we asked should work from home staff take a pay cut on the back of calls from government ministers to cut the wages of work from home civil servants, and Google’s decision to hand out pay cuts to US staff who opt to work from home full time.
For the record, we think it’s an awful idea that stinks of bosses trying to make more money with back door wage cuts. But, if it came to it, how many of us would actually agree to take a pay cut for the privilege?
A Google Street View car caused mayhem in Bogor, Indonesia when it crashed into a truck and TWO public transport buses.
A government minister has floated the idea that civil servants who work from home should be paid less than those that work from the office.
So, should work from home staff take a pay cut?
Ireland’s linguistic and cultural ties can make it feel something of a home-from-home when doing business there, it’s very much it’s own nation, and a long-established trading partner with the UK – not only is the emerald isle the UK’s fifth largest export market, the UK accounts for almost a third (30%) of imports into Ireland, that’s more than any other country.
Flights to Ireland are both cheap and frequent, and so trading there is something of a no-brainer for British businesses. Even so, you could still save a lot of time and money by doing business via conference call on you landline or mobile, rather than in person.
Here’s how to set up a conference call between the UK and Ireland…
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that every company needs to have a robust risk management plan in place, and board members play a pivotal role in setting and overseeing an effective risk management plan.
Here are the areas your risk management plan should include.