Feature Articles

On 7 February 2020, the Marine Management Organisation withdrew its prosecution of Greenpeace for depositing granite boulders on the sea floor.

The first quarter of 2022 has seen a number of record highs reached in vacancies, employee numbers and movement into economic activity. This has created what has become known as a “candidates’ market”, whereby employers are having to find increasingly creative ways to attract and retain talent for the business. In this article, we review the current position in the employment market and identify those areas that employers are focusing on for the next quarter in order to ensure a complete and productive workforce.

Panama, famed for its mighty canal, is a conduit for international trade and a country that welcomes companies from all across the world, including ambitious UK exporters.

Understanding who the client is and the outputs expected from an agreement are not necessarily straightforward in any built environment contract. Alan Field helps to understand the complexities.

As we move out of the pandemic, has cyber security changed for small enterprises? How did working from home factor into their security stance, and how are SMEs approaching their security today?

Reports have identified a plan in Spain to introduce between three to five (in serious cases) days’ medical leave for females — and those assigned female at birth — when they suffer from painful periods. This is proposed alongside wider reproductive health reforms, and it is understood that it will be put before the Spanish Cabinet in late May 2022.

The importance of technology to both learners and the L&D function cannot be underestimated. Recently, the provision and use of technology to enable people to learn what they need and when they need it has been the focus of many articles and research. Here, Judith Christian-Carter looks at some very recent research that explores the latest trends in learning technology in 2022.