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Naomi Szakacs told the Leaders Council about the importance of fighting against outdated approaches to leadership and nutrition. Meanwhile, William Hague warned the government to step up their game on Covid-19 testing.

The UK government’s plans for a fast-track visa system for health workers will not include concessions for care home staff and will have minimum salary thresholds in place which could have a significant impact on recruitment in the industry.

The CEO of digital solutions experts Aqovia speaks to The Leaders Council about setting up a business in the midst of the 2008 financial crash. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson faces criticism from Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle.

The nature of IncomeMax’s work as a social enterprise means that human-to-human conversations form a central part of its service delivery; helping families access unclaimed benefits to help ease the burden of household bills and debt. While the Covid-19 lockdown has seen a hailing of the powers of digital connections and prompted plenty of reflection about our working practices, IncomeMax founder and managing director Lee Healey stressed that there must still be a place for human-centred services under the new normal.

Following prime minister Boris Johnson’s ‘project speed’ plan to rebuild the UK economy post-Covid-19, businesswoman Margot James, executive chair of WMG at the University of Warwick and former minister for Digital and the Creative Industries has called for a national programme that combines the scale needed to reset, rebuild and recharge the economy.

Boomsatsuma is collaborating with the Iconic Black Britons project by reaching out to locals in the city of Bristol and understanding what they wish to see included in an Augmented Reality tour which will be centred around the city’s iconic Seven Saints of St Pauls’ murals.

It is often said that a key part of leadership is pro-activity: in business one must have plans in place to mitigate for any circumstances, particularly in times of crisis. However, it is also said that another key attribute that today’s leaders must have is the capacity to be reactive and take measured decisions when circumstances change with little notice. For Sam Bawa, CEO of human resources company WEPLUI Group Ltd, the key to being effective when having to react as a leader involves following one’s own instinct and taking ownership of personal decisions.

As a firm, Rradar’s services include providing legal and business support to all organisations, in the realms of employment, HR, health and safety, litigation, disputes, corporate, commercial, and other business-related law areas. Founded by Gary Gallen as a one-man start-up in 2012, he has grown the firm into an expanding company with over 100 employees, boasting bases in Hull, Leeds and Glasgow, and still looking to expand its presence.

The Guardian reports that the UK housing market is going through a post-Covid-19 lockdown bounce-back, but signs are there according to surveyors and estate agents that any recovery may be short-lived.

Copper Connexions, a Berkshire-based firm which has supported the power generation industry since 2008, has successfully completed its ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 annual audits.

Kevin Wilson and Charlotte Valeur had some inspiring words for fellow leaders, while Chris Grayling was denied the post of chairman of the intelligence committee

Early data suggests that there were around 650,000 fewer people on payrolls in June 2020 than there were just three months earlier, despite the government’s job schemes. At the same time, job vacancies in April to June were the lowest since such records began in 2001.

In another world, the Royal Academy would be holding its annual Summer Exhibition right now. Instead, it now hopes to open today, following an almost four-month closure, yet another cultural casualty of Covid-19.

Scarcity of water affects around ten per cent of the world’s population and has a disproportionate impact on inhabitants of developing countries. Even in the year 2020, people are left facing the daunting and demanding task of travelling long distances to collect water for their families, which often is unclean and has the potential to cause life threatening illnesses.