Scott Challinor

A survey of around 1,700 legal professionals carried out by charity LawCare recently uncovered that 69 per cent of lawyers have experienced mental ill health over the last year, painting a worrying picture of wellbeing within the industry that according to one law firm owner, could merely be the tip of the iceberg.

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic back in early-to-mid 2020, The Leaders Council heard numerous accounts of personal protective equipment [PPE] shortages and scarcity of other key medical supplies causing tremendous disruption to the health sector and risking the wellbeing of key personnel; issues which made national headlines.

The construction sector is busy as the UK bids to build its way to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, but despite bumper outputs, the industry has been afflicted by a perfect storm of material shortages and price hikes.

As this October marks seven years since the foundation of The National Association of Air Duct Specialists UK [NAADUK], The Leaders Council looks back at the story of how tit came to be and how it has become a leading contributor to critical guidance in its field.

Dentist professionals have welcomed the prospect of fluoride being introduced to UK drinking water, after the UK chief medical officers made a statement citing estimates that the mineral could help reduce cavities among the country’s poorest children by 28 per cent.

Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, Chris Gawith from tobacco product manufacturer Gawith Hoggarth speaks about the challenges being faced by the tobacco industry as a result of strong regulation and the new post-Brexit trading environment.

Prominent Southport businessman Norman Wallis has stepped in at the last-minute to ensure a campaign group's highlight fundraiser is able to go ahead.

After several months of labour shortages brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, new research from Totaljobs forecasts that candidate activity will increase, with roughly two million workers estimated to be looking to change jobs before Christmas.

Speaking at an SCI lecture, UK Research and Innovation [UKRI] CEO Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser stressed that a more inclusive research and innovation system will be critical to the government’s levelling up agenda.

A&J D’Alton, an architecture and interior design practice based in the Cotswolds, is an architecture and interior design practice that has had to adapt and move with the times to survive in a changing industry.

The International Association of Bookkeepers has reported on the government’s recent decision to delay the introduction of Making Tax Digital [MTD] for Income Tax Self-Assessment [ITSA] until 2024.

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals [CIPP] will today launch its Annual Conference and Exhibition, with proceedings getting underway from 10:15 BST.

A survey carried out by NHS Digital found that one in six children in England were afflicted by a probable mental health disorder in 2021.

At the end of August 2021, the government announced that £8.6 billion of funding would be allocated across the country to be put toward affordable housing.

As more than one million people come off furlough, Recro Consulting has called for all job seekers and work coaches to have access to transparent data on the performance of programmes designed to help people back into work.