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Hundreds of UK businesses may have had confidential data compromised following a cyber attack at Sage, the tech giant that supplies accounting, payroll and payments software for businesses worldwide.

Is your business among the 280 thought to be affected?

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Updated Monday, June 27, 2016

Thursday’s historic referendum vote went in favour of the ‘Leave’ campaign, and so now the UK faces the prospect of a future outside of the European Union (EU) – and it’s a future that’s looking increasingly uncertain by the day.

So will small businesses be better in or out of the EU?

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In exactly two weeks from now, in arguably the most important referendum in generations, UK voters will be making a decision on whether or not to leave the European Union (EU).

So should the majority vote leave, giving the Brexit campaign a win, what will the implications be for the UK and European economies?

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More than half of all UK office workers are now allowed to work remotely, and a third report they are more productive when working outside of the usual workplace.

Figures from the latest YouGov Omnibus research found over half (54%) of UK office workers are currently able to work remotely – just under a third (30%) found this increased their capacity to put a shift in, compared to just under a fifth (17%) who said the opposite was true.

So what exactly does remote working entail? And is there a difference between that and flexible working? Let’s take a look…

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UK internet providers are misleading the vast majority of customers when advertising broadband speed  – but things could be about to change if a cross-party group of 50 MPs gets its way.

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It’s almost time for the UK to decide on whether to stay on as a member of the European Union (EU), or exit (brexit) and take back sole control of its affairs.

It’s a massive decision the sort that only comes along once in a generation, if that, so here are some of the facts about the UK and EU…

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Have you ever been the victim of a cyber attack? If so you’re not alone – 2015 saw almost 300 million records leaked and over $1 billion stolen in online hacks.

37 million people alone were affected in the Ashley Madison cyber attacks.

And a recent survey from Honeywell, a global technology solution company, found three-quarters (75%) of adults across the globe fear becoming the victim of a cyber attack.

So what’s the problem exactly?

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It’s Monday. Again. Already.

It’s seems no sooner have you downed tools on Friday afternoon, the next thing you know you’re wandering to the bathroom, shaking your groggy head and muttering some unspeakable things about the day ahead.

It’s Monday. Again. Already.

But have you ever stopped to wonder: “Why is Monday the worst day of the week?”

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Updated Thursday, February 11, 2016

If you do business in more than one country, then there’s a good chance that you’ll need to use conference call facilities to hold meetings with your clients – it’s always good to meet face-to-face but not always practical and international travelling costs quickly mount up.

So, if you conference call with overseas clients, how do you invite all the required participants?

With ConferenceCall.co.uk, it’s just as easy as inviting employees from your own office.

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