Five Things Employers Need To Consider As Background Screening Shifts In 2026 The way organisations screen staff is changing quickly. Artificial intelligence, rising fraud, and new regulations are all playing a part, and for many employers, it’s becoming harder to keep up. Rachel Bedgood, founder and CEO of Complete Background Screening (CBS), says 2025 has been a turning point for the industry, with more change expected in 2026. “Screening used to be something you did at the start of employment and then forgot about,” Rachel said. “That’s no longer the case. The risks are different now, and so are the…
Author: Greg Robinson
After three years of growth across Europe, DeqVision is now focusing on the UK. The agency has worked with over 100 businesses across Europe and has advertised in almost every European market. The team believes the UK has a strong base of small and mid-sized businesses that need better digital marketing support. Why DeqVision chose the UK Many UK businesses want more leads and sales from digital marketing, but many feel stuck. This is common among Home eCommerce brands, such as furniture or home decor stores, that need steady online sales, and among real estate and design businesses, such as…
Most organisations treat business continuity as an insurance policy—something you pay for and hope never to use. However, as ransomware attacks occur every 11 seconds and supply chain disruptions are the new norm, hope is not a viable strategy. Traditional Disaster Recovery (DR) plans focus on recovering from a catastrophic failure, which is an outdated and potentially dangerous approach. Modern business continuity demands data resilience—the proactive architectural capability to withstand, absorb, and recover from shocks without compromising data integrity or availability. It is the difference between a frantic, month-long reconstruction of your digital estate and a controlled, predictable recovery that…
Employment Hero, the global leader in HR, hiring and payroll software, has today released its December Jobs Report, a snapshot of employment and wage trends based on real-time data from over 115,000 employee records within small businesses in the UK. The latest data reveals that employment gains in December were muted, rounding off a trend of slowed growth for small businesses which persisted throughout 2025. Employment Hero has been tracking these trends over the last 12 months, showing the real-world impact of the Autumn Budgets and subsequent employment law updates. Small businesses, which employ the majority of the UK workforce,…
SOUTHWEST-BASED social care consultancy practice Shreeve Care Services is partnering with call answering service Care Assist to support care providers to answer phone calls. “After two decades witnessing care providers struggle with overwhelming call volumes whilst families desperately seek information about loved ones, I’ve found a solution to one of the sector’s most damaging yet overlooked problems: unanswered calls,” said Janet, who lives in Wiltshire. The scale of the crisis is staggering. Industry research reveals 52% of care home enquiry calls go unanswered, with 85% of callers never ringing back. For a typical care home, each missed enquiry could mean…
Employment Uncovered, launched by global employment platform Employment Hero, reveals what the past year at work really looked like for people across the UK. The new research explores how people worked, rested and managed pressures throughout 2025. Based on aggregated insights from over 100,000 employee records within small businesses and a national survey of 1,000 UK workers, it captures a year defined by pressure, burnout and uncertainty, but also shows a resilient nation finding ways to stay positive. Workers are taking holidays – but not switching off On average, UK workers have taken 19 days of annual leave so far* in…
Pioneering MedTech company, Tachmed, has moved into Leap – a new landmark lab incubator space at ARC West London – to drive the next phase of its development strategy. Co-founded by Paul Christie and Lord Maxwell Beaverbrook in 2018, Tachmed is reimagining the world of diagnostics through the development of a low-cost, AI-powered device, TachShield, which will enable users to self-test for a range of conditions — anytime, anywhere. Set to officially launch to market in 2026, TachShield will quickly identify a range of conditions, from chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other inflammatory disease biomarkers to infectious…
Generational communication expert, speaker and author Alastair Greener has marked the launch of his new book, Generationally Speaking – How to Bridge the Generation Gap and Communicate with Confidence, with an event at the Saïd Business School in Oxford. The launch took place recently and brought together 35 guests, including representatives from the Saïd Business School, the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and members of the press. The room included people from different age groups, which Alastair said felt like “the perfect reflection of what the book is all about.” The evening was hosted by speaker and author Duncan Bhaskaran Brown,…
A new national awards programme has been launched to recognise the achievements of the best small businesses across the UK. The Best SME Awards have been created by entrepreneur Debbie Gilbert, who founded the Best Business Women Awards more than a decade ago which celebrates the diversity and power of female-founded enterprises. “I’ve worked with business owners for many years and so many of them achieve brilliant things without ever stepping into the spotlight,” Debbie said. “During the years of The Best Business Women Awards, many men have come along and have asked about offering the same opportunities for all…
South West-Based IT firm, Westspring IT are doing their due diligence when it comes to tackling the big issues their clients – and all businesses – will face for their technology in the new year. For WestSpring IT, 2025 has been a year of growth and development. Through expanding their team and client offerings, they have gained invaluable insight into what the future could hold for businesses in the new year. Emma Carter, chief executive of WestSpring IT, has seen clients return because they provide personal understanding and are providing tailored support, especially for areas of concern for clients. “At…